Tag Archives: grace

The Hotel McCutcheon

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Douglas Abbott

It has taken a long time for me to write this story. For many months, ever since my sister, Erica, died, I have made half a dozen false starts. More than once, I got several paragraphs down only to lose … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindness | Tagged bereavement, camaraderie, death, fellowship, food, friendship, fun, generosity, grace, Grief, hospice, hospitality, hotel, kindness, lodging, loss, mourning, passing, wake | 4 Comments

Doomsday Gospel

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

“Westboro Baptist Church targets Taylor Swift,” the headline read. The article had a flavor of outrage, and rightly so. Fred Phelps, WBC’s leader and tireless purveyor of damnation, is at it again. This time, as chronicled by Pop Spy’s Jennifer O’Dell, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity in Politics | Tagged condemnation, damnation, debauchery, decadence, evil, forgiveness, fornication, Fred Phelps, God, Gospel, grace, heathen, immorality, Jesus, kindness, love, lust, mercy, patience, politics, press, promiscuity, sexual immorality, sin, Westboro Baptist Church | 3 Comments

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

Accidental Blessings

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“Coincidence is when God acts anonymously.” –Unknown “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

Posted in Accidental Blessings | Tagged beauty, blessings, fun, grace, happenstance, joy, random, unexpected | 1 Comment

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