Dear Readers,
As you may know, one week ago I fell and fractured my left jaw. I was on my way to get a haircut. I’ve been at a loss for words. Last night I wrote this before going to bed. It’s my answer to the question everyone asks me–and that I ask myself. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear Friends,
This is NOT a goodbye post, despite the lovely blessing above. Do you know what a condyle fracture of the jaw is? Neither did I until last Thursday when I was on my way to get a haircut. It wasn’t my heart, dizziness or anything like that. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuning the heart of the Longwood Organ. Note grand piano ‘pipe’ in the back!
Counting down–
Tired body and mind
on alert
Waiting—for
what I do not know
to happen Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been avoiding this post for more than a couple of weeks. No, I don’t have a dire disease. I do, however, have a medical issue. Though it didn’t develop overnight, the seriousness factor weighs heavy just now. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday evening I agonized over whether to post Presence on Monday morning. Was it long enough? Good enough? Worth anyone taking time to read? Read the rest of this entry »
When I think about ties that bind me to the largest number of other people, PTSD wins hands down. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects every human being in this world, directly or indirectly, Read the rest of this entry »
Can you believe they do this every year for each blog? The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys (their words, not mine) prepared this 2015 annual report for Telling the Truth. You are somewhere in these numbers and graphics! How exciting is that? I hope you’ll take a look.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 23,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Seminary Land, 1990s. My faculty colleagues and I have been summoned to a meeting with the chair of the seminary board.
Recently we sent him a letter about a decision that will affect all of us. He didn’t appreciate our letter. Read the rest of this entry »
The first time a blogger nominated me for an award, I didn’t know what to do. Was I happy? Yes! Thrown into inner turmoil? Yes! It felt like an interruption that would derail my writing.
I decided Read the rest of this entry »
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