Sanity for Ferguson, Missouri
Through all the fire and smoke and anger and fear and frustration–and through all the shouting–if we saw as God sees, what might we see? Everyone sees a police force that shows evidence of misconduct or poor conduct, particularly where African-Americans are concerned. We might also see a community that has had racial divide, enforced in the early part of the twentieth century by a fence that separated blacks from whites with a gate that was locked every evening until the 1940s. And ever since has been home to racial tensions. We might also see a dysfunctional family, in which a…
Jihadi Hunter Dad
Here’s a former military dad with guts: Dimitri Bontinck of Belgium had a son who converted to Islam, fell in love with a Moroccan girl, and apparently went to Syria to fight with ISIS. Unlike most of us who would fret and lament, this dude went after his kid, as in he went down there and brought the kid home. He’s even gone back down there and brought other kids home. Now that’s a real man. How many people would have such a combination of love and guts? Seriously. His son is now on trial, and Dad is advocating for…
New Book Release
Sometimes we can relate better to eternal truths through stories than through teaching. As a story stirs our imagination and emotion, the message may penetrate into out psyche for a deep and lasting experience. Just released, now available in print on Amazon.com. A new book by Peter Lundell: Short Stories for the Soul How does life change when the human heart encounters eternal reality? Ten compelling stories, intelligent yet easy to read, give a glimpse. – An injured man learns to see. – An old ballerina defies physical limits. – A weary boxer faces a mysterious opponent. – A socialite…
Desperate to be Remembered
A young Frenchman died on a battlefield one hundred years ago in World War I. Countless others too. His grieving family kept his bedroom just as it was when he left, as so many families do. But this family wrote into the deed of the house that all future owners must keep the young man’s room just as it is for 500 years. Five hundred years! The soldier’s dress uniform is falling apart from age, and maybe moths. Photographs and possessions are neatly laid out–a private museum to his memory. But no one remembers him. His family is long gone,…
