Unreasonably Grateful

Have you ever felt like you wanted to rush things along? Or perhaps that you should be further along yourself? I know I have. It takes something to let go and trust that things and you are right where they need to be. Listen as we explore plans beyond our own making.

Thank you for being here; you matter.

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I suspect being humble is not all that popular in today’s culture. Perhaps it has become confused with being weak. I suggest it is the opposite, perhaps one of the characteristics of real strength. I remember watching both my father and my mother as they moved closer and closer to death, and now I see it in your sister as she navigates all the changes and uncertainties of chemotherapy, and it seems to me that humility is one of the most important and vital lessons for us all. Listen in as I suggest we prepare in advance.

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While laughter has been studied and found to be beneficial in so many ways, perhaps it wasn’t until my sister and I were crying that we were laughing so hard that the reality of its healing powers really kicked in. If you find yourself struggling to make sense of what's happening and there don’t seem to be any answers, sometimes just stepping back a bit may help you see the humor in the situation and ease the pain. Listen is as I share what softened a challenging time for my sister and I.

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Have you ever noticed that when you are waiting, things often get clearer? Have you ever had a change of heart while waiting for something to take place? Consider that something powerful happens when we wait. Listen in.

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I‘m pretty sure we all know in life there will be storms. Most of us have heard some version of that many times, the question we are exploring this week is just how do you face a storm. I heard something recently that had me get curious, did you know that cows run in the opposite direction of a storm and yet Buffalo run directly into the storm. If you think about it the cows are going to experience MORE of the storm while the Buffalo will have less storm to experience. How about you? Let's look at this together.

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For several years in my forties, I swam in the ocean each morning. The water was cold when we dove into the Bay and often times it would take a while before my strokes would find the rhythm of the waves in order that I wouldn’t swallow too much water whenever I turned my thermal cap covered head to take a breath as I watched the city lights in the dawn of early morning.

This past week has been full. We went to our daughter's and son's gathering in Texas, where over 1000 people gathered for Confluence, and yesterday I sat with my sister through her 4-plus hour appointment for her first chemotherapy infusion.

Listen in as we explore just how our job is to ride the waves of life.

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As I walk beside my sister, making her choices about treatment, she asked me the other day what I would do if it were me. It is never really easy to put yourself in someone else’s situation; there are so many variables. However, I did share this with her, I would surround myself with love. Listen in for what that might mean to you.

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No one wants cancer. Having spent several days over the past week going with my sister to her specialist while she gathers all the information to make the best decision about treatment has been heartwarming. I have to admit that it feels like choosing among all the bad options. However, I keep looking for a way to reframe it, rather than from a strictly medical perspective, so I invite you to listen in as we navigate these waters together.

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Before the Information Age we find ourselves in, most of us trusted some well-known newsmen who showed up on television each morning or night and informed us what was going on. We believed them. It isn’t like that anymore. Everyone has an opinion, and it can easily be broadcast. While that is true of what is going on in the world around us, this episode looks at who we believe about what is going on inside us. Who do you say you are? Let’s look together.

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While we have shared about change, which is constant and ongoing, this episode, which comes out on Easter Sunday, is about transformation. It is more than a change, as change can happen within the same set of circumstances; transformation brings something into existence that wasn’t there before. Something is now possible that was not possible before. Listen in as we explore a new future together.

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