by skimhenson | Mar 26, 2020 | hope, living our purpose, relationships, suicide
“The evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live.” Wolfhart Pannenberg The title of this blog...
by skimhenson | Nov 6, 2019 | depression, hope, suicide
“There is no solution to our emotions except to feel them, even the hard ones, especially the hard ones.” When I read about astronaut Charlie Duke speaking at our church for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, I expected to hear a lot about the moon and a...
by skimhenson | Apr 29, 2016 | hope
“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” Joseph Campbell I doubt I’d remember my dog being hit by a car since I was only three except I heard the story dozens of times. I think Mom repeated it to prove her point about...
by skimhenson | Jun 9, 2012 | hope, marriage, miracles happening, relationships, relationships, family stories
My husband John and I were attracted to each other kind of like moths to fire. He liked that I was quiet, and that my family sat in silence around the kitchen table, listening to each other’s forks scrape the plates. I liked that he was loud, and that his family was...
by skimhenson | Feb 28, 2012 | faith, hope, love and grace
At our mountain house, we have three words (well, four if you count “and”) spray-painted on an old screen window. It hangs as decoration over our living room couch. When we pull into the driveway at night, even before lights are turned on, the screen is the first...