Photo by Phil Kenyon The front desk sends off a chorus of call bells noisily as a handful of nurses sit down to get report and research the patients assigned to them that day. They just found out one co-worker cannot make it in, meaning they have to work short staffed. For each patient there…
I strongly dislike change. I am most happy when things stay the same, and I can stay in my comfort zone. When things change in my life, I find myself asking a lot of questions. “Why?” “Why does this have to be happening?” “How is this fair?” Ultimately, “Why does something have to change every…
This week I made the yearly trip to the optometrist to get my eye health checked out. Unfortunately, I needed to increase the power of my contacts due to weakening eyes. While physically our eyes may weaken our spiritual eyes are equally as important to monitor. When most people talk about vision it can mean…
Let’s face it, we have been going through life and it all seems to be going pretty well. Then something happens; whether a friend tells you something, a burden rises back up in your life, or you have to tell a close friend something important. These kinds of events change who we are, how we…
“Work”- When you hear the word what comes to mind? Is it the daily grind of producing purposeless papers or mixing concrete for long hours? Attending lectures with eyes half-shut or cleaning up some spill on the hall floor at the end of a long hospital shift? Whatever work means for you, it may have…
Photo by Abby Tolsma Writers write best when they are writing on their own terms. They write best when they are passionate about something, and deep feelings produce the best work. For this reason pain and heartache—whether physical, emotional, or spiritual—often get the credit for the work that touches people’s hearts. I don’t want to…
Photo by Phil Kenyon Two weeks ago I visited Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh for a couple days. My friend and I toured about the cities primarily on foot enjoying the views of high-rises and stadiums. I enjoyed the varied architecture and time periods on display in each city. The picture above captures a small view…
Once I was at a conference where a Brazilian pastor was explaining the irony of missions today. He explained how American missionaries ventured into the heart of the Amazon to share the gospel, after spending years translating the Bible into the local tongue. He then shared how Brazilian pastors were flying into suburban parts of…
Photo by Phil Kenyon Last week I went for a cruise to enjoy some of the lovely weather. I stopped at an abandoned farmhouse to take some photos and captured this shot of some broken glass. The whole house was in disarray, windows were smashed, the interior lying in ruins. Yet, there was something beautiful…
Photo by Abby Tolsma “I’m not good enough.” “I don’t think God could love me.” “Why would anyone, especially God, care about me?” Have you said any of these things? If so, maybe you are feeling hopeless at this stage of your life. You realize that you have so many flaws and wonder how the…
