Daily Archives: July 26, 2018

When Circumstances Are Beyond Our Control

There’s an old Yiddish expression when translated goes like this: “Man plans. God laughs.

I don’t know if God was laughing yesterday. I know I wasn’t. But my plans for the day abruptly changed.

In yesterday’s post, I wrote about a lesson that I was going to present at the Charlestown Road church in New Albany, Indiana. This lesson was prepared. The powerpoint completed. My sermons note sent. And, of course, my plane ticket purchased and boarding pass printed.

I awoke before 5:00 AM, quickly dressed and left for the airport. The traffic was light. There were no long lines in security. There was plenty of time for coffee and breakfast at Tim Horton’s. Continue reading

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