by ptcovert | Jan 12, 2021 | Self
,A vibration silently shook the steel rail beneath my foot. I stepped back and wondered if a train was coming. After a hot day on the beach, I was in a hurry to get home. Taking a shortcut meant crossing tracks where there was no barrier. “Whoooo, whooo”—a train...
by ptcovert | Jan 5, 2021 | Self, Sex, Social Issues
Did you play soccer as a kid? That sport can be a ton of fun, but if you played for any length of time you learned how serious the game could become, especially during play-offs. I’ll never forget watching a wayward goal during the 1994 World Cup match in the...
by ptcovert | Dec 29, 2020 | Self, Social Issues
Are you happy that 2020 is only days from being over? Almost everyone hopes that as the sun rises on 2021, we’ll have a better year. What would “better” look like for you? For me, it would include: no COVID no civil unrest no social injustice a healing of the...
by ptcovert | Dec 22, 2020 | Self
Christmas time is here. And, who doesn’t love presents? Some come wrapped fancy. Others may be in a brown paper bag–that’s how my brother-in-law wraps his gifts. Newspaper works well, too. By coming into our world, Jesus wrapped His greatest gifts in...
by ptcovert | Dec 15, 2020 | Self
Have you ever felt completely alone? Maybe no one wants to hear what you have to say. Perhaps nobody seems to understand or care what you’re going through. That feels awful. Especially during the holidays. I’ve been there. During one of the worst times of my life,...
by ptcovert | Dec 8, 2020 | Self
For many of us, Christmas amidst COVID-19 has caused us to turn to coping mechanisms that only help for the moment. What’s your drug of choice? A glass (or two or three or more) of wine? Chocolate and more chocolate and never enough chocolate? Obsession with Netflix,...
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