by Prasanta | Jan 31, 2017 | Friendship, Journey, Poetry
Horizon: Drawing Lines If you draw a line there And I draw a line here What do we draw beneath and above ourselves Are we walking toward the same inimitable sunset If you put a tree there, and I put a tree here Can we rest under the same shade We see one...
by Prasanta | Jan 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Years ago, in college, I made a very detailed list of new year’s resolutions. I was going through a discipleship program at the time, and had divided up my life in 4-5 categories (spiritual, social, etc.) and selected a theme verse and listed out my goals, or...
by Prasanta | Jan 23, 2017 | God's love, Mercy, Quotes
“Justice is the grammar of things. Mercy is the poetry of things.” ~ Frederick Buechner * *
by Prasanta | Jan 20, 2017 | God, God's love, Poetry, Promises, Purpose
image source Presence Like snowflakes that softly fall, so is my love for you, landing gently around you, enveloping you like a cloud, a covering of white. You will feel me, not as a coldness, as the real snow of a real winter, or like the breath of this...
by Prasanta | Jan 19, 2017 | Debate
I love the world of speech and debate. I love the tournaments. I love seeing the students all dressed up in their professional attire and walking from room to room, presenting their different speeches. The speeches are inspiring and excellent. I love listening to...
by Prasanta | Jan 17, 2017 | Jesus, Prayer, Quotes, Uncategorized
I’m reading a book called Prayer, written by O. Hallesby. It’s been a few years since I read a book on prayer (and I think I’ve only read maybe a few books ever on this topic). My daughter’s team is reading and discussing this book on their...
by Prasanta | Jan 16, 2017 | Quotes
Yesterday afternoon, I attended Milwaukee’s 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Celebration in the downtown performing arts center. I am not sure if the art, writing, and speech contests have been going on for that long, but the city has been...
by Prasanta | Jan 13, 2017 | Poetry
Ski I am deliberating: to ski or not to ski Lifts ensure an effortless climb up the hill Onward glide, but careful not to overdo Venturing down may require a little improv Every turn, take slow, then accelerate Yield, glissade, scatter snow in a flurry...
by Prasanta | Jan 10, 2017 | Guest Blogger
Today, I am including a blog post written by my daughter, which she wrote for her missions team blog. She is on a medical missions trip in Nepal for three weeks with a group of nursing and pre-med students. Her team is blogging each day, with the students taking turns...
