When the One We Care for Dies
I always looked forward to my weekly visit to the nursing home to see Bert. He was the kind of person you...
When the One We Care for Dies
Louis Lotz
Louis Lotz is a retired RCA minister, having most recently served as Senior Pastor of Central Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. To honor his retirement the congregation endowed the Lou & Mary Jean Lotz Creative Writing Prize at Hope College. Lou lives in rural western Michigan, where he writes, tends fruit trees, grows grapes, and keeps honeybees.
A Vision Problem
A Vision Problem
My Scripture reading for today is Matthew’s parable of the Last Judgment (25: 31 - 46), wherein Jesus explains the...
Visiting Someone with Alzheimer’s
Visiting Someone with Alzheimer’s
Gabriel García Márquez, in his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, tells the story of a poor Colombian peasant...
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There
So far as we know, Jesus’ brothers and sisters were not present at the crucifixion. With one exception, his...
Bearing Someone Else’s Cross
Bearing Someone Else’s Cross
There are some big, imposing characters in the Bible - Moses, David, Peter, Paul. But there are also little people...
We Tend to Find What We Are Looking For
We Tend to Find What We Are Looking For
Friends, if you are a caregiver who is feeling bogged down with the stresses of caregiving, perhaps this...
The (Small) Stuff that Matters Most
The (Small) Stuff that Matters Most
Guest post by Rev. Louis Lotz I used to wonder what I would be like when I got old. Now I wonder what I was like...
