John Stumbo

May 6th, 2010 § 3

I’ve been challenged by John Stumbo’s faith, persistence and reliance on the Sustainer. For 18 months, the man couldn’t swallow and recently found himself able to. My wife, who works as a registered nurse, mentioned that everything that contributes to your ability to swallow needs to be right in order for swallowing to take place. The “everything right” is something we take for granted.

If you haven’t been reading John Stumbo’s blog, I suggest you do.

You can find his blog here.

Appealing to Brokenness

March 24th, 2010 § 1

Our brokenness is like the child who cries out, wanting desperately to be whole. When we take a reactive approach, doing whatever it takes to make ourselves feel better, to fix our brokenness. We push hard for that which we think will fix us and it fails to satisfy [...] Continue Reading…

How I Admitted I Needed Recovery

March 22nd, 2010 § 0

On any given Sunday night and many Tuesday nights last year, you could find me at Foothills Church.

“Hi, I’m Geoff and I’m a follower of Jesus. I’m in recovery for anger.”

Sometime ago, a good friend of mine told me, very gently, “Geoff I think you may have an [...] Continue Reading…

Hobbies

March 19th, 2010 § 5

As long as I remember, I’ve always had a difficult time finding a hobby. I used to tell people that I enjoy reading and writing, but if I were to show my journal to them, they would see page after page of blank thoughts.

I do love to read and [...] Continue Reading…

Old Cell Phones and Brokenness

March 17th, 2010 § 0

It wasn’t too long ago that a company made a cell phone that completely changed the way we thought of cell phones. Other companies took notice of this change and immediately started to make their own version of the basic design, while trying to emulate its functionality. When this [...] Continue Reading…