Don’t Leave Me

Before his arrest, Jesus shares with His disciples that He will soon “leave” them and go to the Father to prepare a place for them. Yet He who had feed them, guided them, and guarded them promised to not leave them alone. And I will ask the Father, and he...

With the Heart

After a recent upset in a basketball game during March Madness, a player on the team that had been the underdog was asked how they won the game. The player with much joy said that analytics rarely measure the heart of the competitors. Predictions can be faulty when...

Just a Glimpse

Glimpse – a momentary or partial view. Our family lived in Budapest, Hungary for seven wonderful years. In that time we were barely able to mine the riches of that wonderful country. Recently a variety of friends have visited Budapest for a day or two. Many of...

Do as I Say Not as I Do

Sometimes in the emergency room I gave advice that I did not keep myself.  Shame on me! However, giving advice and not living it out is not restricted to medicine. In the account of Jesus teaching to the crowds in the presence of the teachers of the religious law...

Fill My Cup, Lord

I love the words to the hymn “Fill My Cup, Lord”. Like the woman at the well, I was seeking For things that could not satisfy. And then I heard my Savior speaking, “Draw from My well that never shall run dry.” Fill my cup, Lord; I lift it up,...