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Tears of Jesus--for Us?
As I walked across Jerusalem’s Mt. of Olives, my eye caught the unusual chapel on the hillside. The white stone building was shaped like...
Larry Payne
Mar 14, 20247 min read
How to Offer Hope in Domestic Abuse
She came into my office and removed her sunglasses to reveal a swollen eye, purple with bruises. Her words seemed flat. “I need help. He...
Larry Payne
Mar 4, 20245 min read
Breaking Bias for Better Living
The eye doctor spoke bluntly. After testing my vision, he turned to my fiancé and said, “Has he been driving without glasses?” The tone...
Larry Payne
Mar 1, 20247 min read
Viewpoints: Glendalough Cathedral
The Glendalough Cathedral, Monastery, and Cemetery have marked sacred ground in County Wicklow, Ireland for more than 1400 years. In a...
Larry Payne
Feb 23, 20241 min read
WAYPOINTS: Candidate Financial Failures
The Candidate Scoreboard reports facts on the 2024 Presidential Candidates. Success in business is important. Donald Trump has filed for...
Larry Payne
Feb 21, 20241 min read
Waypoints: Indictment Scorecard
Just the public facts on the Presidential candidates (Source https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/07/politics/trump-indictments-criminal-...
Larry Payne
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Who Do You See? Go past your biases
Everyone who reads the Signposts blog must be a wise, loving, growing, suave person. That statement is a crude example of what we know as...
Larry Payne
Feb 9, 20243 min read
Danger! Sabotaging Your Well-being
In June, 1942, a hotel in New York city checked in a dozen men who had traveled from Florida on business. The nation was at war. The area...
Larry Payne
Feb 1, 20244 min read
Speak Up!
Do you find it hard to “speak up?” I’ve always been more of an observer than an actor, more to a leave-it-alone rather than a...
Larry Payne
Jan 26, 20242 min read
Healing from God?
I invite you to join the TRACKERS Community on Facebook to expand your connection with the insights and inspiration of Tracks for the...
Larry Payne
Jan 22, 20241 min read
TRACKS EXPRESS: Tap the Wisdom
When you encounter a decision point, where do you turn for help? I most often turn to research and reflection, making Pro/Con lists. I’ve...
Larry Payne
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Unleash the Now!
The ticking seconds of the clock—could they be the signal God is moving across my life and yours? My Granddad's clock is a treasured...
Larry Payne
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Jump Start your 2024
During my teen years, the business my father owned included a dark, drafty, ancient warehouse. The end-of-the-year brought inventory time...
Larry Payne
Dec 30, 20232 min read
THAT BIG PARTY IN BETHLEHEM
Who was there to celebrate your birth? I trace my first minutes of life to Sale Memorial Hospital, Neosho, Missouri. My dear mother,...
Larry Payne
Dec 22, 20233 min read
Tracks Express (12/15/23): Soothe the Stress, Make Christmas Last and Enjoy a Cookie
The TRACKS EXPRESS newsletter for 12/15/23 is filled with Christmas goodies. Check out helps for the holiday stress, a devotional on the...
Larry Payne
Dec 16, 20231 min read
Our Wisdom Within
When you encounter a decision point, where do you turn for help? In the book, God Is, Mallory Wyckoff shares her insight that we may...
Larry Payne
Nov 27, 20232 min read
It's time for creating Life
“Today I still feel deeply convicted about the value of contemplative prayer. And it is this passion and vision, first kindled many years...
Larry Payne
Nov 20, 20232 min read
A COLD RACE BUT WARM FEELINGS
My latest half-marathon was more a survival exercise than a race! I had been watching the weather forecasts for about 10 days as the...
Larry Payne
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Seeking My Universal Story
All of us are storytellers in our own saga. Fr. Richard Rohr challenges us in The Wisdom Pattern to make sure our story is larger than...
Larry Payne
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Clay Pot Parents
If you are a parent, do you remember the day you brought your firstborn home from the hospital? My wife and I often joke about the day we...
Larry Payne
Aug 2, 20235 min read
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