Taking the plunge

Taking the plunge

by | Dec 31, 2019 | BLOG, Courage, Faith, Risk, Trust

That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. (John 21:7, NRSV) Several years ago, my family and I met up with my dad and...
Unnamed courage

Unnamed courage

by | Aug 30, 2017 | BLOG, Courage, Name

Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” (Exodus 2:7, NRSV) I was reading an interesting article by the actor and writer Patton Oswalt the other day. He was...