by ccvadmin | Nov 20, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 179 (November 20, 2020) When my son Paul was young we spent many hours at a local batting cage. I pitched bucket after bucket of baseballs to him and over the years he grew taller and stronger and became a very powerful hitter. Those are some...
by ccvadmin | Nov 19, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 178 (November 19, 2020) One of my favorite songs by the incomparable Joni Mitchell is her 1969 gem “Both Sides Now” from her album Clouds. She picturesquely describes seeing love from “both sides now”: “Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels, the...
by ccvadmin | Nov 18, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 177 (November 18, 2020) An especially powerful prayer in The Book of Common Prayer is this prayer for healing: “I lay my hands upon you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, beseeching him to uphold you and fill you with his grace,...
by ccvadmin | Nov 17, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 176 (November 17, 2020) An episode of ESPN’s fascinating documentary series 30 for 30—“Brian and the Boz”—focused on the life and career of Brian Bosworth, aka “The Boz,” a superstar college linebacker who played for the Oklahoma Sooners in the...
by ccvadmin | Nov 16, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 175 (November 16, 2020) Several years ago I was at the middle school graduation for one of our kids. There was the endless stream of awards for every conceivable academic subject and activity, even perfect attendance. There was the painful...
by ccvadmin | Nov 13, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 174 (November 13, 2020) In the fall of 1995 my young family lived in Sheridan, Wyoming. On a beautiful late September day we drove west nearly four hours to Yellowstone National Park. We stopped at the big entrance sign and took a photo, and...