Author Archives: Steve Foster

Reflecting on Parkland

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Steve Foster

On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz walked into his former school in Parkland, Florida armed with an AR-15 semiautomatic weapon and a desire to kill. 17 people…brave teachers and innocent high school students…seven of them 14 years old…died. I can't … Continue reading →

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Is Prayer a Waste of Time?

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Steve Foster

Another shooting. Another tragedy. This time in a church where people are worshipping…singing…praying. Why didn't God prevent such a tragedy…especially while people were presumably praying to Him? Is prayer simply an illusion? An imaginary plea to an imaginary God? To … Continue reading →

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Praying for Las Vegas

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Steve Foster

Another mass shooting. 59 dead. Over 500 wounded. You simply can’t wrap your mind around it. One tragic death radically changes the lives of countless people. Spouses gone. Fathers and mothers killed. Brothers and sisters taken away. Friends lost. The … Continue reading →

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Learning to Lament

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Foster

I fight tears. I am not sure why. There is something that feels dangerous about tears. Uncontrollable. You fear that if you start you may not be able to stop. But when the tears come, it has a way of … Continue reading →

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The Stories We Tell

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Foster

My oldest son is home from college. We are all together again as a family. Sitting around the dinner table, the stories begin to flow. Each of us has a story. Memories. Mostly funny. Sometimes embarrassing. But all of them … Continue reading →

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