by Bruce Lacrosse | Apr 8, 2022 | Reflections
And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking “Who is this?” -Matthew 21:10 turmoil: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. -Oxford Dictionary Perhaps you are familiar with the Bible Gateway website, where you are able,...
by Bruce Lacrosse | Dec 31, 2021 | Reflections
Handwashing my mother’s best crystal goblets recently, a wedding gift from about 1954, I was truly struck by how fragile and beautifully crafted they are. Thin as a glaze of freezing rain on a windshield, they look as if someone sang a high note or spoke harshly, they...
by Bruce Lacrosse | Oct 7, 2021 | Reflections
I’m 32,000 feet above Lake Michigan. It’s -51 degrees outside the Delta 737 I’m a passenger in. In 1600 miles I hope to touch down to earth again. As I look out the window of the plane I am recalling some words spoken by a Protestant pastor during a retreat I was...
by Bruce Lacrosse | Jul 22, 2021 | Reflections
“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts” – Ps.95 One of the most surprising aspects I learned after the death of my father three months ago was that I was struggling within my mind to recall what his voice sounded like. Of course we have video...
by Bruce Lacrosse | Apr 22, 2021 | Reflections
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. – Emily Dickinson Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. – Lao Tzu The past is never dead. It’s not even past. – William Faulkner Have you ever found yourself...
