Good morning... "The course of true love never did run smooth," says the Shakespeare-quoting sign above. True love is bumpy, up-and-down, back-and-forth, uncomfortably stretching for all committed to the course of compassion. "Good morning, Sue," she wrote after our impassioned post, A Mother's Perspective. "I understand that the woman who wrote this is a relative of policeman but, [...]
Good morning... Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by a police officer in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant here in Atlanta on Friday night. Rayshard was twenty-seven years old, a father of three daughters and one stepson. Last night, protesters calling for reform took to the streets and closed down one of Atlanta's main arteries, interstate 75. [...]
Good morning... "I keep this quote by my bedside," she wrote, sharing words from Lisa Beamer, whose husband died on 9/11. "Who is becoming whole again on your watch? What is being healed by your influence? How is God redeeming His creation by way of your life?” Then she added, "And I pray for God’s grace to recognize the opportunities [...]
Good morning... "Hello all," a brave daughter of a subscriber wrote a letter to her extended family, giving me permission to share it with you. "I’m sure you all have heard of what’s happening in our country right now in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. I know that many of you hold very different political [...]
Good morning... My old iPhone 5-S died. I posted about that yesterday. As the day unfolded, it became clear: our morning message was not about my phone. It was about our shared sense of losing touch. Stripped by the chaos of Corona, our economic breakdown, and the unrest of injustice, collectively we have lost a lot. As manmade [...]
Good morning... We wake to a special morning in the worldwide church. Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Remember how the wildfire spread of God's Holy Spirit began? On the day of Pentecost all the Lord’s followers were together in one place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the [...]
Good morning... Fortunately, God does not come to us in just one life-altering moment, whispering from within, "You are fully known. You are fully loved. You don't need to pretend to be anyone." Instead God comes to us again and again, in refreshing new ways, day after day. The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is [...]
Good morning... "Good morning Sue," she wrote after yesterday's post, Some Parents Do Harm. "I discovered this beautiful book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesy. Wow! It is a true gem that echoes your message today. Below is a link to his story and two touching pages from the book - just [...]
Good morning... "When parents are positive, you become positive, and hopefully you pass that positivity to your children," our subscriber concluded in yesterday's post, Make Good Lemonade. Next my mind asked the flip-sided question, "What happens when parents are negative?" Well, we know "negative" and "positive" are relative terms, and all parenting lives on a subjective spectrum. "Good [...]
Good morning... Thirty-three years ago today, I walked down the wedding aisle with my dad. Then I walked back up the same aisle married to Steve Allen. I don't think there is any other choice in my lifetime that has paid off such deep, divine dividends. I just finished my annual journey through the pages of Gift From [...]
