Follow the Beard
Suffering and Evil
How do we deal with suffering and evil?
The End of Fear – by Dad
I found some poems my Dad wrote a couple years ago – during his battle with cancer.
Today is the first day I had ever read them.
Jesus, Jesus Take Us In
We are headed North to see my Dad one last time before he dies.
My Dad is Dying – Conclusion
Conclusion – Grace wins. I want to honor Dad by remembering God’s grace in his life and in mine. There is an old saying… The same sun that melts the ice, hardens the clay. Many times I don’t want to accept anything I didn’t earn. Religion hardens me. Pride hardens me. But wrestling with God [...]
My Dad is Dying – Part 3
Part 3 – Bitterness is the poison that will kill you and your closest friends. Nobody gets bitter at a stranger. A stranger might do something mean to you and you might get mad, but you usually can forget about it in a couple days. Bitterness is different. Bitterness is personal. It turns friends into [...]
My Dad is Dying – Part 2
Part 2 – Somebody has to pay. So, I’ve been wrestling the past couple years with how crappy my relationship with my Dad is. The reason our relationship was so messed up is because we are broken people. We are crooked. We are proud and selfish. This sin was in both of us. For a [...]