All posts in "Short Meditations"
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Little Big Mom

By Dave Henning / March 3, 2014

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I.  Do not be afraid.”  And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you in the water.”  He said, “Come.”  So Peter got out of the boat . . . -Matthew 14:27-28 Sometime in the late 1980s, my […]

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An undivided heart

By Dave Henning / February 11, 2014

“Teach me you way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.”- Psalm 89:11 “If God were small enough to be understood, he wouldn’t be big enough to be worshipped.”- Evelyn Underhill Vicki and I were married at Ashburn Lutheran Church in Chicago on February 16, 1980.  […]

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Groundhog Day- all over again!

By Dave Henning / January 27, 2014

“I’ll give you a winter prediction.  It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last for the rest of your life.” -Meteorologist Phil Connors, Groundhog Day (1993) “In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” […]

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For All the Marbles

By Dave Henning / January 9, 2014

“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.  Submit yourselves therefore to God.” -James 4: 6 Long before the advent of Madden Football, my best friend Cliff and I perfected our own hands-on version.  Usually played on the synthetic turf of Cliff’s living room carpet, each marble football team consisted on a quarterback […]

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Do you hear what I hear?

By Dave Henning / December 19, 2013

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11: 29-30 The sun has not yet risen upon Christmas Day, 1957.  I awaken and probe my way through […]

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Weekends with Mickey

By Dave Henning / November 25, 2013

“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and grace to help in time of need.” -Hebrews 4: 16 I have a step tiger cat named Mickey.  Mickey lives right next door in the condo building with his parents Leslie and Mike.  When Leslie and Mike […]

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Steadfast love and faithfulness

By Dave Henning / November 4, 2013

“My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.  Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” -Psalm 121: 2-4 When my mother Elinor was a student at North Division High School (Milwaukee, WI) in the […]

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Lonely, but not alone

By Dave Henning / October 22, 2013

“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4: 19 It’s Easter Sunday, sometime in the mid-1970s.  My Wisconsin and Illinois relatives have gathered for a festive noon meal at my parents’ home in Evergreen Park, IL.  Grandma Henning sits on my immediate right.  She places […]

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Pain Management: A Tale of Two Dentists

By Dave Henning / October 1, 2013

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.  Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”-Hebrews 12: 11 Growing up in the 1960’s, the only part of each semi-annual dental checkup I looked forward to was the Lavoris mouthwash rinse that signaled the […]

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Lessons from a Cattleya

By Dave Henning / September 10, 2013

“A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.” -Proverbs 16: 23 Two years ago I purchased a Cattleya (pronounced kat-lee-uh or kat-lay-uh) at an orchid show presented at the Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee.  A Cattleya, unlike the typical orchids found in grocery story plant departments, consists of pseudobulbs with green, […]

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Letting the ball play you

By Dave Henning / August 27, 2013

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” -Isaiah 26: 3 The twilight weather was gray, gloomy, and damp- not ideal for a competitive practice game preceding the start of my first Little League season.  Wearing number 13 on the back of my white and green Pirates […]

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Time to disengage?

By Dave Henning / August 12, 2013

“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” -Luke ( 25 (NIV) In the fall of 1965 I completed the first grading period of my freshman year at Luther High School South in Chicago.  Report cards (actually “books” that spanned all 4 years) […]

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