Fix It In Your Mind
I am a bit of a history buff. I like historical things and I suppose that’s good since I’m rapidly becoming one of those historical things myself. I’ll never forget the two trips that I’ve made to Prague in the Czech Republic. If you ever get the chance to visit Prague, do it. The old town of Prague is incredible. It escaped the bombing raids of World War II, so all of the old architecture remains. On both visits, we stayed with Pavel and Klara. Pavel is part of a radio ministry (HCJB Radio) in Prague that you can check out [HERE]. He grew up in Prague and was a great tour guide of the old city. He took us to his childhood home and told the story of waking up to noise outside his window one morning as a young man in 1968. When he looked outside, he saw Soviet tanks lining the streets as the armies of the former Soviet Union were entering the city. I remember as a teenager, watching that event on the news from a safe distance in northern Arizona. It was one more event in the tumultuous 60s that I suppose is forever etched in my feeble mind. As we continued to walk along the streets of Prague, we would occasionally Read more…
I thought I had it figured out. The plan was in place and ready to roll and all systems were go. It was a noble plan that was a little bit like a shuttle launch; we were at “T – minus something” and counting down and everything looked good for launch. The plan was moving ahead, seemingly unobstructed. The weather was clear and the forecast was favorable. There were no visible storm clouds looming on the horizon and there were no indications that the plan would be postponed, let alone aborted altogether. The winds were calm and the course had been charted and mapped out. Decisions were being made on the assumption that our plans for the future were moving along as envisioned.
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