Category Archives: Grace

Diverging Paths

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

I got a text from an old friend yesterday that put the last 20 years of my life in a whole different light. I had an insanely demanding day yesterday and wasn’t able to read Richard’s text until this morning

Posted in Grace, Love, Suffering | Tagged choices, confinement, corrections, crime, deliverance, diverging, fork, fortune, God, grace, incarceration, institutions, jail, justice, juvenile, life, locked up, mercy, path, prison, punishment, redemption, road, salvation | 4 Comments

Fairbanks or Bust

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

How elusive wisdom is to the young! So it must be in general, and it was unquestionably accurate in my case (not to mention my roommate, Richard’s) in the year 1990. We were both in our early 20s and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Frailty, Grace | Tagged adventure, Alaska, daring, Fairbanks, grace, merciful, mercy, reckless, road trip, unprepared, wild | 1 Comment

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” –Matthew 7:2 There is a phenomenon described in social psychology as the fundamental attribution error, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Grace, Kindness, Love | Tagged distortion, endurance, friendship, grace, kindness, love, patience, peace, peacemakers, perception | 1 Comment