Teetering on the Edge of a New Year (Revised)

https://www.lpm.org/music/2023-12-29/mels-diner-goodbye-to-2023 (This post is revised from "Teetering on the Edge of New Year", posted January 2021. https://peripheralwisdom.com/2021/01/ ) I am one of those annoying people who truly like and appreciate New Year's Resolutions. When I was growing up, I wrote HUGE lists of resolutions for each New Year. Back then, those resolutions were things like find a … Continue reading Teetering on the Edge of a New Year (Revised) →

GOODNESS

There’s a popular Christian worship song called “Goodness of God” by Bethel Music. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f4MUUMWMV4 ) A group that I record with is working up an acappella version of this song right now, and we have fallen in love with the music and the lyrics of this song. In my last post I mentioned that I … Continue reading GOODNESS →

While We Wait: Pausing Before the Resurrection (COVID-19)

https://quotefancy.com/quote/1491652/Tullian-Tchividjian-Holy-Saturday-The-best-reminder-that-the-silence-of-God-doesn-t-equal We tend to not pay as much attention to the Saturday between Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday as we do those two momentous days, but as my friend Bill (William Lawrence) shares in his thoughts today, we need to pause and reflect on the weight of that Holy Saturday, too. It's important to slow … Continue reading While We Wait: Pausing Before the Resurrection (COVID-19) →

Good Friday During a Pandemic (COVID-19)

https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/easter/when-is-good-friday.html I’ve seen a lot of Easter weeks come and go in my lifetime, and I have to say, Holy Week 2020 has got to be the strangest one ever. This week has seen people’s emotions and attitudes ping pong all over the place because of our current need to isolate and live life radically … Continue reading Good Friday During a Pandemic (COVID-19) →