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Walking in the Light (Out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death)

Walking in the Light (Out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death)

I once took a journey, quite involuntarily, into the Valley of the Shadow of Death. I want to share it with you in the hopes that it might encourage others who may one day find themselves on such a journey.

While the journey was very dark, it was only a shadow. It began in the fall of 1981 when my …

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My Times are in Your Hands

My Times are in Your Hands

Being at Ground Zero for a week changes one’s life. Someone recently said “Only two things pierce the heart — beauty and affliction.” This is true. As Gordon and I walked through the smoldering ruins of the “pit” we were cut to the heart by these two extremes: the beauty of people giving of themselves without thought of cost, and the indescribable loss and agony surrounding us. The latter of these two has perhaps

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