by Karl | May 23, 2013 | Spiritual
2 Kings 22:1 As I read through the accounts of the various kings, it occurs to me that kingship was a death sentence. Very few died of natural causes, at an old age. Josiah, a king who is remembered for the good that he did, met his untimely demise at the hands of...
by Karl | Apr 14, 2013 | Spiritual
One of my personal cures for the pastoral blues was to visit the hospital. I always came away feeling better. Sometimes it was simply walking in and out and feeling “well” physically. Other times it was sitting with someone who had graciously accepted...
by Karl | Jan 2, 2012 | Spiritual
Colonel Sam Trautman coined the term for me. He was a character created by David Morrell, played by Richard Crenna in the movie “First Blood”. John Rambo, a Vietnam war vet trying to navigate the horrors of his combat experience and the anti-war sentiment of the...
by Karl | Dec 12, 2011 | Spiritual
Some people heard her say, “I sing in bars.”. I heard her say she was a missionary. One of her missionary songs, described a very dark period of her life … a journey through disappointment and discouragement … November Wind. As I listened I was reminded...
by Karl | Oct 25, 2010 | Spiritual
I sat in a room last night with about 30 people and Church broke out. It was a motley, cross and non-denominational gathering of spiritually hungry individuals. The unplanned and unforeseen “service” lasted about 5 1/2 hours and it seemed shorter than many of the...
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