God's Pattern in Life's Pieces

Compassion is inconvenient and often intrusive.  It lays claim to our attention and engages our heart.  It suggests, in unavoidable terms, that we get involved. It climbs the sharp cliffs of selflessness. This is the pattern of Jesus, and it was often demonstrated at the pinnacle of demand; when Jesus was the most obliged to […]

Kendal Brooke Emery. That’s the name that Marc and Jill gave their newborn daughter in July of 1984 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since that moment in time Kendal has grown, explored, learned and dreamed. In fact, she has developed into a beautiful young woman that God has, and is using. At present, Kendal is in Grand […]

In his powerful personal story, “Night,” Elie Wiesel, internationally known author, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor describes the journey of his soul as he witnessed the brutality of human against human during World War II. The horror expunged the spiritual sensitivity that had been built into his life as a Jewish boy. He writes: “Never […]

As summer approaches, so do the dark afternoon storm clouds that seem to descend from the Rocky Mountains by late afternoon. Watching these clouds predictably creep out of the foothills and into the plains of Colorado is a daily expectation. Considering the fact that our winter and spring have been very dry, this should be […]