Monthly Archives: May 2012

faith when you’re sick – 5/25/12

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Clark W Johnson

I caught a cold, or perhaps just more intense allergies, but they have taken me out of my usual routine. I find my brain working at half power, and I’m tired, and need to nap a lot (ok, more than usual). Compared to many, I’m not even very sick, but its disrupted the second half of my week of rowing, choir, meetings, work. And the deadlines that are always hanging over my head, aren’t getting done. Continue reading →

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faithful friend – 5/17/12

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Clark W Johnson

In my wonderings on faith, I wonder if I have many faithful friends, who have seen me over some years, in all my moods, action and inaction, and yet remain friends.
I wonder who I am a faithful friend to, and I wonder what this faith looks, tastes and feels like. Continue reading →

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late spark

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Clark W Johnson

I discovered in college that the feedback loop for my faith, was 2-5 years. A friend, Mike, came to me and told me how much something I had said to him meant to him. It had stuck with him and changed a part of his life. I was grateful, but it took me a while in reconstructing where and when I must have said this to him, to realize that it had been 2-3 years prior. As I’ve paid attention to such things, I’ve seen that when I do get to glimpse something I’ve said or done that has had such an impact, its taken 2-5 years for that feedback to get back to me. Continue reading →

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Love’s hope listens – 5/5/12

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Clark W Johnson

Sometimes feeling alone, wandering in my own thoughts, even walking in favorite activities, I forget that some indeed are listening. Words are spoken that convey our connections, if only I would hear them. Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: May 2012

faith when you’re sick – 5/25/12

faithful friend – 5/17/12

late spark

Love’s hope listens – 5/5/12

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