I drive through a quiet neighborhood on my way to work. This morning I was forced to drive it like a mad woman, dodging squirrels right and left that jumped out from the side of the road that ran across in front of me. They scooted by as my tires rolled through the leaves scudding across the road. One had […]
The Phone Booth
I stopped at a mountain gas station this morning, between hillsides spread with leaves about to turn spotted with the scarlet flashes of the precocious maples. At the corner of the building, empty of its original instrument, was a phone booth. I was reminded of the path from the road up to my university campus. The campus, prior to being […]
Grief and Birth
I’ve been trying to figure out if, and if so how, I should add my voice to the many speaking out regarding the proposed name change for Philadelphia Biblical University that was announced this week. On the one hand, everyone is hearing my voice, because I’ve been a part of the team crafting emails, blog posts, and responses to comments […]
Living Stones
In Joshua 22, there’s this misunderstanding. The tribes who took allotments of land on the east side of the Jordan are finally going home after helping the other tribe conquer the land of Canaan, and they build an altar, somewhere near where they are going to cross back over the Jordan. The tribes in Canaan think they’re trying to build […]
Update on Poland Trip Preparations
Friends – I wanted to post an update on what’s happening regarding the trip to Poland this summer. This coming week is the airfare deadline, and there are still quite a few who are short the money. Please pray! We know that God is the great Provider, and we trust that He will provide the finances for each student He […]
I’m getting on an airplane again!
Friends, You know those times when you have something big happening in life, but you just haven’t found the time to tell people about it yet? That would be the state of my past couple months. There have been many big things going on in life, and, while this email is about one in particular, I wanted to take a […]
Heritage
There are times that my family’s long connection with the institution where I work is complicated, but more often than not it is a benefit. Sometimes it is funny. Sometimes it is bittersweet. Sometimes, it’s just nice. This morning my boss said, “I need someone to start a ‘Centennial’ box.” I volunteered. So, sitting on my desk, looking for a […]
10th Hour Breakfast
Eggs, waffles, pancakes, bacon, sausage, cereal, pastries…you name it, 10th Hour Breakfast has it. Yes, that’s breakfast. In the 10th hour post meridian (aka 10 pm). For 300 students. Who sing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” table by table, led by the Jazz Band. Welcome to Finals Week.
Bright Morning
At a biblical university, even the geese walk on water. It made me laugh, which was a delight on this bright morning. My sister wrote about comic relief yesterday, at the end of the surgery. She likened the moment to the steam coming off a pressure cooker – laughter. And this morning, in the bright sunshine, I gloried in the […]
Irregular Update
What’s Been Going On? For the length of time it’s been since my last “irregular update,” I can only apologize and say that I’ll try not to let it happen again. I feel like I’m getting back into the sort of life that lends itself to sending out updates on a more regular basis, but the past two years have […]