Tag: life
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One more night
Journal It is after 2:00 in the morning. Tonight I find myself at a place where I honestly feel like nothing works anymore. I cannot fix anything. I cannot fix my wife’s eyes. I cannot instantly solve our financial problems. I cannot fix people problems. I cannot fix church problems. I cannot fix medical problems.…
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APPENDIX A: THE ANCESTRAL DOSSIER
A Speculative History of the Hargrove-Richbourg Intelligence Network, 825 AD to Present Note to the reader: What follows is, officially, speculation. The biographical facts are real. The interpretation of those facts as evidence of a multigenerational covert operations network is the author’s alone, and he accepts full responsibility for it. The CIA has neither confirmed…
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A Good Story for Monday
Walter, a man who valued ordinary days, encounters a boy named Micah struggling with a broken bicycle. After helping him, Walter reflects on the importance of small acts of kindness. His perception shifts, revealing that ordinary moments can carry deep significance and that love and grace often come through life’s interruptions.
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The Radio Link and the Soul: What Forty-Seven Years in Rural Infrastructure Have Taught Me About Work, Technology, Life, and Faith
I remember standing out at a metering station back in 2007, somewhere off a caliche road you wouldn’t find unless you already knew where you were going. East Texas co-op site. Quiet place. The kind where you can hear the wind before you see it. That radio link we were depending on had been put…
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The Radio Link and the Soul: What Forty-Seven Years in Rural Infrastructure Have Taught Me About Work, Technology, Life, and Faith
The author reflects on the challenges faced in maintaining outdated technology in rural systems, emphasizing the emotional burden it brings. Despite operational constraints, they advocate for shared responsibilities and spiritual integration as solutions. They stress the importance of resting, mourning changes, and recognizing that meaning extends beyond technical reliability and is rooted in faith and…
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Echoes
The author reflects on poignant memories, termed “echoes,” from his life that resonate deeply over time. These include moments with his father by the Neches River, playful interactions with his son Joshua, and precious family snapshots. Such echoes emerge from love in ordinary circumstances, reminding us of what truly matters.
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Bodily Resurrection Is Not Optional
A lot of Christians have quietly absorbed an idea that isn’t actually Christian. The idea goes something like this: the body is temporary, the soul is what really matters, and when we die the goal is to escape physical existence into something purely spiritual. That’s Greek philosophy. It’s not the Bible.In John 5:28–29, Jesus says…
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When the Work Changes: Faithfulness in a Season of ALS
There are moments in ministry when the work does not increase—it changes. This is one of those moments. Recently, we learned that Bob Cash has been diagnosed with ALS. Those three letters carry weight far beyond their size. They bring grief, uncertainty, and a future that must now be approached more slowly and more gently…
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Life story
To anyone reading this: May you know that you are not alone in your struggle. May you learn earlier than I did that asking for help honors both the giver and the receiver.
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 