by Steve Sheely | Sep 17, 2011 | Pastors Blog
The loss of parents changes everything. Through the grief there comes a transformation, unsmiling and mostly forced. It truly is a new chapter. A new life. A new existence. Two weeks ago my father lay dying at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa due to the progression of...
by Steve Sheely | Jul 17, 2011 | Grieving Parents Support, Pastors Blog
Each drop weighs more than a full bucket. To release them brings lightness. But they return. And the process continues until the day when you notice they aren’t as heavy as they used to be. Yesterday I spent half an hour sitting in my truck. I was in the parking lot...
by Steve Sheely | Jun 17, 2011 | Pastors Blog
Pentecost 2011. We live in the woods. Quite frequently we remember that we are the outsiders. Some creatures avoid us. Some try to get in the house. Some do get in the house. Some are given names and toys and are asked to stay. “Let’s get three cats!” Four words....
by Steve Sheely | May 16, 2011 | Pastors Blog
What happens when you realize that no matter how many you kill there are always more ready to take their place? Sunday night I was, like you, fixated on my television. After almost ten years the man behind the most heinous mass murders in modern history had been...
by Steve Sheely | Mar 16, 2011 | Grieving Parents Support, Pastors Blog
This column was inspired by a vision I had during a time of deep sadness. To find comfort from that vision years later speaks to the value of willfully stepping into the difficult places. Bike wrecks. Falling out of trees. Hit in the face with a Frisbee, football or...
by Steve Sheely | Jan 16, 2011 | Pastors Blog
Years later there are still moments every day when I need my mom and dad. Like a few days ago when we moved our twins into their dormitory. I remember when granddaddy died. They picked me up during lunch from East Junior High School and we flew to...
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