Ruminations

Benaiah. Lion. Pit. Snowy day.
Thanks to Mark Batterson, many know the story.
It wasn’t an accident; he didn’t fall into the pit that held a lion. It wasn’t an attack; the lion hadn’t come after him. The circumstances surrounding the event were simply that, circumstances; the snow, the pit… they were merely the settings, not the [...]

In the last five days I’ve been in the emergency room three times.
It hasn’t been about me. Well, only in a round about way. I’m becoming a good “hand holder.”
Each time I was called consumed hours of my time. The only significance of that is that many of those hours were spent sitting. When you [...]

This has been a fascinating weekend.
I stayed up far too late Saturday and Sunday nights, but the interaction with friends made the next mornings’ grogginess  well worth it. Typically, I hear my bed beginning it’s evening call to me around 9:30 and eventually embrace it by 10:00. Saturday and Sunday nights found us leaving the [...]

I’m curious…
I have a problem. I call it “mallitis.” Everytime I go to the mall with my wife, and there is not a clear objective in mind, I come down with symptoms that are not unlike those associated with the flu. I become lethargic, tired, numb, achy, unable to think clearly, almost feverish.
I’ve been able [...]

It saddens me to see believers living beneath themselves.
I’ve read news reports about people living in abject poverty who, after they’ve died, it was discovered that they were millionaires. They weren’t millionaires who decided to live on the street, they were street people who had hoarded every penny they were given and found, saving it [...]

Interesting week so far.

I’m still struggling to recover from my Brazil trip. Both mind and body can’t seem to get their acts together.
Gone for two weeks is the equivalent to being four weeks behind.
River of Leland activity has ramped up appreciably. How can so many meetings possibly exist?
Shooting for a new world record in the [...]

How do you treat the new, anointed king of Israel when he’s just a teenage boy?
Can you still send him to his room? Can you make him pick up his clothes and do his chores? If your name is “David, son of Jesse,” the answer seems to be “yes.”
He still tends the sheep, is still [...]

I’ve got the best dad in the world.
Sorry, that’s not open for debate. Reality can be tough, but that doesn’t change the truth.
Today is my dad’s birthday. He has his sights on becoming a human thermometer with a fever… having more years than “normal” (98). I’m now “speeding” with my recent birthday (1 year over [...]

A “Blue Moon” occurs when two full moons happen in one calendar month. December 2009 is the first time in a year and a half that one has occurred. The expression, “once in a blue moon” has come to signify a long period of time between significant events.
This month qualifies for me as a true [...]

Sometimes it’s all I can do to not hurt myself laughing.
A female patient comes in with “female issues” due to a yeast infection and urinary tract infection. “You’ve got to help me, I’m hurting really bad!”
Looking for something to ease the vaginal discomfort, I suggested a natural, soothing suppository. “Take one twice daily” were my [...]