by Karl | Jun 10, 2018 | Random Thoughts, Spiritual
I was so blessed to meet Layton Ford in 1990. We shared a common interest in running and similar experiences in terms of our childhood. We loved the outdoors. Hunting land fishing were a part of our DNA. A love for God and some basic principles of life had been...
by Karl | Feb 22, 2018 | Random Thoughts, Spiritual
The nights are dark and long these days I try to sleep through but something nudges me, wakens me Then the voices of discouragement Voices of fear, inadequacy And my sleep is over but it is still long dark There is a sweet strong Presence there as well Making...
by Karl | Feb 2, 2018 | News, Random Thoughts, Spiritual
So many of the greatest blessings of life go unnoticed and consequently unappreciated. How many marriages, friendships, family relationships fall into disrepair and ultimately loss before we realize just how important these things really are? Among the few things...
by Karl | Jan 14, 2018 | Random Thoughts, Spiritual
This was originally written in 2011. I thought at that point that I would never pastor a church again. Some Sunday morning rumination or rambling or whatever … There is still that feeling of pain deep in my heart. Perhaps it is disappointment in myself, thinking...
by Karl | Jan 3, 2018 | Random Thoughts, Spiritual
Mom I see you … I hear you You are just beyond my reach It is maddening to be so close And yet so far away You have loved me tenderly, relentlessly, fiercely As only a mother can love And yet it is not enough Life pulls us apart geographically socially experientially...
by Karl | Nov 21, 2017 | Random Thoughts, Spiritual
How well do I know you? I think by now, that I know you well. I’ve told you things that I have never told anyone else Many of those things have been deeply painful Many of those things would bring me grief if you ever told anyone else I guess if you were going to...
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