Tag Archives: hope
Advent (Hope): On the Horizon
“For the great human family, it is necessary to renew always the common horizon toward which we are journeying. The horizon of hope! This is the horizon that makes a good journey.” ~ Pope Francis, Dec. 1, 2013 We have … Continue reading
Advent (Hope): In the Dark
I can remember Lydia and me guiding our three children down into our 100 year old basement during tornado season in Birmingham, tornado sirens blaring. Every time we got up at midnight or 3:00 AM and gathered our little ones … Continue reading
Advent (Hope): Lending Promise
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us… It lends promise to the future and purpose to the past. It turns discouragement to determination.” ~ SAMUEL SMILES, Self-Help Christmas … Continue reading
Storehouse: The Circle of the Beloved’s Cunning Thieves
I am a high school and sometimes university teacher. I have been teaching in some form or another now for 30 years. Here is the lesson that I have been so slow to learn from all my years of teaching: … Continue reading