Radiation treatment week seven – I can see the finish line
It's Monday of radiation treatment week seven. I can see the finish line. Nine more sessions to go. And yet, it feels like that makes it harder. I think it's called impatience ...
Radiation treatment week 6 – A milestone and a realization
It's week six of my radiation treatment. Twenty five sessions complete with only 13 remaining. That 25 done is a milestone. And right after it was done, I realized - or is it remembered - something from several years ago. Both feel like a gift from God ...
What Didn’t Happen When Jesus Died?
What didn't happen when Jesus died? That seems like an odd question, doesn't it? Hopefully it catches your interest enough to keep reading ...
Radiation treatment week 5 – a dark time or an opportunity?
Radiation treatment week 5. Is this a dark time or an opportunity? The hospital moves its staff from one room to another at the beginning of each month. There are a lot of good reasons to do that. For them. My initial feeling is that it's not necessarily such a ...
Halfway through radiation treatment side-effects and faith are both up
I'm halfway through my radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Not surprisingly, there's good news and not-so-good news. But the best news is good ...
Psalm 28 – Do we know we sometimes pray to God against ourselves?
Do we really pray to God against ourselves? That can't be. And yet, if we pay attention, we'll probably find that we do it quite a bit. I can't help but wonder, and worry about, how many times have I done that? ...
Psalm 26 – How can anybody possibly live a perfect life?
Can anybody possibly live a perfect life? Every Christian knows the answer is no. But in Psalm 26 David seems to say that's exactly what he's doing. How can that be? Certainly, he knows better than to believe that ...
radiation treatment week 4 – have my prayers to God been answered?
Week four of radiation treatment for prostate cancer begins in a few hours. Last week I wrote about time to give thanks. About prayers to God. When God answers our prayers, we do give thanks. Don't we? But do we always recognize when and how He answers our requests? ...
It’s OK to talk to someone who has cancer
It's OK to talk to someone who has cancer. We don't cease to be people just because we have cancer. Life does continue. We are still the same people ...
It’s week three of radiation treatment – time to be thankful – Psalm 23
Yesterday, I began the third week of my radiation treatment for prostate cancer. As I was laying in the tomography machine, the 23rd Psalm began to go through my mind. It was very comforting. Peaceful. Reassuring. And yes, that is the Psalm with the valley of the shadow of death ...
