Beyond The Rim…

Last week it was 78.5 hours. The week before 79.5. This weekend I will put in at least 16 hours this weekend to begin the week. I am learning things about myself. Stress, and this is real stress, exposes all…

I had plan an early start this morning, but that was waylaid by the FBI executing a Search and Seizure Warrant against my next door neighbor at 6 AM, blocking our whole street. While they sort out the mess, I…

I know this may sound repetitive, but this job has been hard work. They say many things get harder as you get older, but while I expected the work to be taxing, considering the schedule and the resource considerations, the…

When I was in high school, I had a Latin teacher by the name of Mrs. Hague. She was the classic classicist: older, bookish, spindly, and utterly devoted to learning. She once told me that the real difference in my…

Training is exhausting for me, physically as well as mentally. This week we did the first training class I had been scrambling to get the materials ready for. Even though last weekend was Easter, I had to prepare to do…

I have been training all week, which leaves me exhausted and with no time. I will begin to catch up this weekend. My mailbox is overflowing and there are so many things to say. Thank you for your patience. May…

It is just after midnight. Jesus has been arrested and his disciples are scattered. Peter is trying to sneak into the proceedings, but like most outspoken people, is too easily recognized. Tonight, the eternal destinies of two souls are sealed:…

It is Thursday. Today Jesus will begin his most difficult journey, so difficult that tonight he will sweat blood, and then tomorrow he will shed his blood, first on the scourging pillar, and then on the cross. During this portion…

There seems to be a lot of people wanting prayer to be a conversation or talking with God. I guess, depending how you define conversation and talking, you could stretch them into prayer, but for me, the limiting factor is…

Six days left, and those are the six days leading to a sealed tomb on Holy Saturday, when to the disciples it appeared their hopes had been dashed. Not an image conducive to unceasing prayer, but instead to giving up…