I’m accepting the need to pack and move out. As I write I am preparing to sell my house.

That day turned out to be a rite of passage. I marked the journey. A funeral in February of 2019. Water under the bridge. The passage of time. ...Now, I prayed alone in the same sanctuary over two years later. Again, a rite of passage.

Beware and be on guard surrounding the emotional connection with another grieving person. ...Be wise. Be alert. Be careful. Be afraid of your own feelings. Be guarded.

Three key principles, or disciplines, stand as a light to aid you as you walk through grief.

Life is a dark maze. Grief has or will spread around you. You need a guide. You have numerous choices.

I have learned in my journey through loss that I have to doggedly hold on in faith. Again, faith leans into that word “always.” Christ always leads us in triumphal procession.

...lessons for a godly life delivered to us by Paul are also lessons that aid us in facing loss in a healthy manner. We should refuse irreverent and silly myths and, instead, train in godliness. We should immerse ourselves in truth and make and show our progress.

Sundial mottos are solemn for a reason. Eternal decisions must be made in our temporal existence. And time is not kind to any of us. It marches on. Live wisely in your temporal days.

The beauty of intimacy between a man and woman is revealing something of the intimacy of Christ and the church. I had some of these insights as a young man, and it changed my understanding of my relationship.

There’s a real danger. The danger is a self-focused, simplistic faith. We must beware of misusing—even abusing—the weapon a faith for our own good, kingdom, or will.