A couple of weeks ago, my laptop suddenly turned itself off and wouldn’t turn back on. I’m not sure what happened since I had stepped away for a moment. But I had noticed the fan seemed to be running more than usual, and when I returned to my desk, I found my laptop had failed. It wasn’t just sleeping, since it wouldn’t wake up. It wasn’t out of power, since it was plugged … [Read more...] about While it was still dark
April Yamasaki
April Yamasaki is a pastor, editor, and the author of Hope Beyond Our Sorrows: Learning to Live with Life-Changing Loss. She will teach two short courses this fall, each just one hour/week for six weeks: a morning course on the book of Ruth for Canadian Mennonite University’s Xplore program and an evening course on dreams and dreaming. For more information and to register your interest, see her website at AprilYamasaki.com.
God’s gifts of kindness and generosity
Last month I was surprised to receive this email from a regular reader: “I wanted to let you know I mailed you a little package – I hope you like it! You have been exceptionally kind and inspirational to me and have truly helped me. For all of that, I am filled with gratitude. Thank you, and God bless you.” Wow! We had connected through my website, had emailed back and … [Read more...] about God’s gifts of kindness and generosity
God with us in our grieving
When my husband died suddenly of cancer-related complications last year, I felt I could hardly breathe, let alone write. Even in the last number of weeks, when I was invited to write this article on grief, I wasn’t sure I could or even wanted to. How could I take such a huge and painful experience, and set it down in words? What encouragement could I offer others who may be … [Read more...] about God with us in our grieving