Author Archives: oldhorse

About oldhorse

Youth ministry veteran with learned degrees, but mostly life experience and horse sense

A friend’s grief

Posted on May 30, 2012 by oldhorse

  Shed tears today,   For the babe that was on its way       New life brings joy   Loss of that life leaves a hole   Loss of dreams   Loss of hopes   Lost to despair … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Cultural Verges

Posted on September 30, 2011 by oldhorse

In our western, post modern culture we have few cultural verges, thresholds, that move us from child to adult. We have created new life stages, tween, teen, young adult, student, college age, adolescent. These stages are tracked mostly by grade … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Discerning

Posted on June 2, 2011 by oldhorse

So how do you view discerning God’s purpose for your life?   Are you the blueprint type?  God has laid it all out for you….you just have to find the correct path that he has laid out.   This usually means that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Examination of faith

Posted on October 28, 2010 by oldhorse

Today is an examination of faith. Today is a day where I hold onto the hope of the grace of God and his promise that nothing separates us from His love. Today is a day that I look back and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Pain in the family

Posted on October 14, 2010 by oldhorse

What happens when you have pain in your family? Not like someone broke an ankle or has a toothache. Those all can hurt….but what happens to the family with the pain of strained relationships? What happens when trust is eroded? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Anxiety

Posted on August 30, 2010 by oldhorse

I do not live without fear. I have those things that I fear…hidden anxieties that cause me to “not” do things that would be fun and others that cause me to do things that are not fun. But what happens … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Rich Ruler

Posted on August 19, 2010 by oldhorse

Luke 18:22 & 23 “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Change

Posted on July 29, 2010 by oldhorse

The moment of change is the only poem.   – Adrienne Rich I have not been able to blog anything because of transitions. Transitions in work, in life and in my own thinking. Don’t we all like transitions? What if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Way of love

Posted on June 10, 2010 by oldhorse

How does a person not be selfish? How does a person not let depression and/or anxiety control their life? Give it away. When we believe we can hold onto things…control our life…manage the chaos…we are playing God and deceiving ourselves. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Convinced

Posted on May 28, 2010 by oldhorse

Will the earth end in 2012? “For I am convinced,” is to be moved by argument or evidence to belief… People are moved everyday by what they are convinced is true, will be true or they hope will come true. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment