Worth Thinking About
“Be my rock of refuge to which I can always go.”
Psalm 71:3
NIV Translation-
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Recent Posts
- The Gift of Staring at Your Shoes
- A Suggestion For Your Reading List
- The Unexpected Lesson of Irma
- The Death of Discernment
- A Different Kind of Radical
- “Are We Safe Yet?”
- The Most Important Feature in My Home
- The Story Behind “The Forgottens”
- The Perversity of Unanswered Prayer
- It’s a Boy!
- Why God Loves Dogs
- Jesus and Cereal
- Getting in God’s Face
- Judging Our “Truthiness”
- When Is It Time To Go?
- Chatting It Up with God
- The Messy Journey Between Back Then, Now, and Up Ahead
- Our Own Version of “Boston Strong”
- When Convictions Get Ugly
- Grateful for an Empty Tomb
- What God and “NCIS: Los Angeles” Share in Common
- Ballad for an Ordinary Life
- The Fast Track Back to God
- Disappearance of an Old Friend
- Postcard From Paradise
- Breaking the Rules About Christmas
- What If You’re Not Feeling Thankful?
- The Answer to All Your Questions
- Are You Poor Enough?
- What Facebook and the Bible Share in Common
- Surviving the Life You’ve Always Wanted
- What Our Stuff Says About Us
- The Problem with Angels and Politics
- The Curse of Expectations–Yours, Mine, Ours
- What If Words Were Banned?
About My Latest Book
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Join Verla Wallace for a backroads adventure with no cell phone, laptop, GPS, or itinerary. Wallace’s journey of self-discovery is filled with humor and drama, heartache and breakthrough. Meet Duck Man, a washed-up machinist with a brain tumor who found a new purpose for his life in the unlikeliest of places. Meet the mysterious hiker, fresh off walking The Appalachian Trail, who forces Wallace to acknowledge her own calling. Whether it involved getting lost at night in a mountain canyon or attending an elegant Hilton Head wedding, Wallace’s life-changing road trip delivers a wealth of wit and wisdom with an ending no one expected.
Available on Amazon.
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Category Archives: Life Purpose
When Is It Time To Go?
How do you know when it’s time to go? Go forward, go back, go in a different direction, go make it right, go get help, go in spite of your fears? This morning I found myself returning to a process … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Decision-making, Life Purpose, Waiting
Tagged Abraham, decision-making, life direction, LifeChasers, self-examination
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Our Own Version of “Boston Strong”
In the wake of the marathon bombings, Bostonians rose up to declare to the world they would not be cowered by terrorists–homegrown or otherwise. Blue and gold t-shirts emblazoned with “Boston Strong” sold out almost immediately. Other companies leaped in … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Life Purpose, Our speech, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston Strong, Daniel, Denim Day, McDonalds, passion for a cause, secrets, terrorism
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What God and “NCIS: Los Angeles” Share in Common
Watching “NCIS: Los Angeles” the other night helped me finally understand why I get impatient with God’s plans for my life. I keep losing sight of basic principles that the TV actors follow well. The whole thing began earlier that … Continue reading
Ballad for an Ordinary Life
Today is playing out as pretty ordinary–full of the duties that keep life ticking, none of which are particularly memorable. I hate the word ordinary. It sounds so dead and meaningless. Then, in the car, I heard a classic county song written in the … Continue reading
Posted in Answers, Life Purpose, Living Well
Tagged Appalachia, Chow chow, meaning, ordinary, perfect country song, Steve Goodman
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What If No One Sees This?
This month marks the first anniversary of Pilgrim on the Loose. Whether you’re the sentimental type or just dutiful in marking special events, anniversaries typically usher in a time of assessing where you’ve been and where you’re going. I’m doing … Continue reading
Posted in Life Purpose, Living Well
Tagged Anne Lamott, anniversaries, blogs, building a platform, Donald Miller, living authentically, the power of story
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The Surprising Path to Courage
We met at a local Thai restaurant to talk about a possible consulting project for his newly-launched non-profit. I knew he was a passionate Christ-follower and a larger-than-life entrepreneur who sold his successful I.T. business for $25 million dollars and launched … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Life Purpose
Tagged authenticity, courage, Dr. Brene` Brown, failure, marketplace ministry, orphan relief, risking failure, vulnerability
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Life in the No Clue Zone
On the network news last night, the news anchor reported the death of actor Harry Morgan, best known as the acerbic Col. Potter on the TV series “M-A-S-H.” The final picture onscreen showed Morgan in that role, with the dates 1915-2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Life Purpose, Renewal
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Andy Rooney, Regis Philbin and You
Last Sunday night Andy Rooney delivered his 1,097th and final commentary on “60 Minutes,” after 33 years on the air. Last summer Larry King signed off CNN after 25 years and an estimated 50,000 interviews. Oprah also ended her 25-year … Continue reading
Posted in Life Purpose
Tagged 60 Minutes, a memorable life, Andy Rooney, FALN. Oscar Lopez Rivera, Jesus, Larry King, Oprah, Regis Philbin, Sanhedrin, the gospel
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When Eating Frogs Is Not Enough
The entrepreneur sat down at my table—poised, impeccably groomed, articulate, the picture of confidence. It was his first visit to the monthly meeting of Christian business executives and other professionals who came to connect with peers and gain wisdom for … Continue reading
Posted in Life Purpose
Tagged Brian Tracy, conflicting values, elevator pitch, entrepreneur, King Solomon, Life Purpose, people management, time management
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Does Jesus Tweet?
I have a confession to make. I don’t tweet. I know, I know. Neanderthal. I’m not against social networking. I’m on Facebook and LinkedIn. But sometimes the exploding number of networking options leaves me feeling I’m being hunted down by … Continue reading
Pilgrim on the Loose 