My lament….. I do not wish to relive every sad moment of 9/11 for the next 48 hours…… it is a trauma that remains emblazoned in the memories of many. And with events of the world today, it is an all too familiar reminder of humankind’s tendency to act inhumanely...
Jordan B Peterson on The Purpose of Memory: “People think that the purpose of memory is to remember the past. That’s not the purpose of memory. The purpose of memory is to extract out, from the past, lessons to structure the future. That’s the...
A memory of Bill sent by a fried, Liz Parker, today: “I was doing my bible study this morning and written in the top margin of a page in Hebrews was”Bill Byrd-wherever you are spiritually , kick it up a notch.” Well yes sir, I will! So thankful for you and Bill and...
In 1980 I made my first trip to my pastor’s office seeking counsel. I cried as I told him about my boss, a married man I had known for 3 years in my workplace who was flattering me, courting me like a love struck adolescent boy…. I was tempted. And I was ashamed....
A sweet memory- My Daddy would recite the opening lines of this poem to entertain us when we were children. We knew the story of these two! Bill reminded me today that I must not leave the one-eyed cat, Minnie, alone in the den with the dogs. Lately...
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” -Socrates A few years ago a friend gave me a book entitled “Recapture the Wonder”. In it the author invites readers to “break free from the weariness and cynicism of life to enjoy God’s amazing...