Tag Archives: Light

Stuck at a light

Posted on October 28, 2021 by ends and beginnings blog

There is a traffic light between my house and my office that if you don’t catch it just right the wait for it to turn green is anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. I have complained about it several times … Continue reading →

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Exposed

Posted on June 18, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that … Continue reading →

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A poem: In the light or in the dark

Posted on May 9, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

When the sun sets west of the horizon, Behind clouds that tease the dry earth I listen for the silence of a world at rest, A stillness that eclipses the fading light Standing in grass brushed with dew between my … Continue reading →

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What is wrong with Christians

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

A young college student led our pray in Church this past Sunday. As she spoke about gratefulness, compassion and humility she uttered these nine words towards the end; “Continue to break our hearts for what breaks yours.”  What she said … Continue reading →

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What keeps us alive?

Posted on October 20, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

She told him that her depression had returned and that she was thinking about suicide again. Guns were moved out of the house, medications were reevaluated and changed and pretty soon things felt like they were back to normal. They … Continue reading →

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Third rock from the sun

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if … Continue reading →

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Seeing the light through the dark

Posted on March 1, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” – Stephen Hawking The cabin my wife and I spent the … Continue reading →

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Stepping out of the darkness

Posted on January 4, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Help me see myself, cause I can no longer tell, Looking out from the inside of the bottom of a well” – Pearl Jam “The End” What I remember is how dark it was, hiding the sunlight behind drawn shades. All of … Continue reading →

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There is no escape from the light

Posted on November 17, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen,  “Anthem”    When I was a kid my bedroom was up in the attic of our house. … Continue reading →

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Your mother loves you

Posted on September 12, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” – Jessica Lange I visited my Mom and Dad this weekend. … Continue reading →

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