by David Anderson
Dear Soul Finders— As I’ve noted the last few weeks, I am moving my blog to Substack. The new post will come from Substack and will look different, but it’s still the same Finding Your Soul. You don’t need to do anything to keep receiving email notifications of each new post. Just look for Substack […]
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On Sunday afternoon I sat on a park bench and watched my granddaughter on the swings. My son-in-law was pushing her, doing “underdogs.” I was worried about many things in this world, and yet something here was lightening my soul. Next to Novalie in the baby swing was a toddler being pushed by his father. […]
by David Anderson 16 Comments Filed Under: Awareness, Awe, Family, Healing, Hope, Joy, Love, Now/ the Present, Uncategorized
“David, come—it’s something urgent!” I am at the woodshed, stacking logs in my wheelbarrow, when I hear Pam calling from the house. I am hurrying, but it’s a long way back. All the mind needs is a few seconds to go a thousand crazy places. The kitchen faucet has broken off and water is gushing […]
by David Anderson 12 Comments Filed Under: Faith/Trust, Guidance, Now/ the Present, Uncategorized
It was a small procedure, but even “minor” surgery requires general anesthesia, intubation, and signing a form that says if you die in there it’s not like they didn’t warn you. I walked into the OR in my johnny coat, an IV dripping in my arm, and there before me was a narrow operating table […]
by David Anderson 11 Comments Filed Under: Awareness, Grace, Healing, Mercy, Now/ the Present, Suffering, Surrender, Transformation, Uncategorized
I assumed we would go to the Episcopal Church in town, the one we always go to. The parents were away and we were in their home, watching the grandkids for the weekend. Come Sunday morning, we are all enjoying our cinnamon raisin French toast when I say we will be leaving in about an […]
by David Anderson 18 Comments Filed Under: Community, Daily Practice, Faithfulness, Grace, Uncategorized
In a world that values the freedom to choose, it’s ironic that so many of us don’t know what we want. Even the things we “choose” turn out not to be our own choice. Consider the little red car. It sits in the corner of the playroom and no one wants it—until one kid finds […]
by David Anderson 6 Comments Filed Under: authority, Awareness, Choice, Daily Practice, Happiness, Uncategorized
Have you ever had to choose your own punishment? Friend and writer Johnna Fredrickson shared a story a few weeks ago that I have not been able to forget. “When I was a kid, two of my playmates were Linda and Brenda McDonald; they lived in the house across the street from me, and they […]
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On Saturdays our companions are musicians. Bob Dylan was on a grueling world tour in 1978, performing 114 shows in Japan, Australia, North America and all over Europe. He was traveling with an 8-piece band and three back-up singers. A lot to manage. All told, he sang to two million people. In the middle of […]
by David Anderson 8 Comments Filed Under: Conversion, Lent, Salvation, Surrender, Transformation, Uncategorized