Run with the Horses – "Hard Times"

“Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my seventy-five years in this...

The idea.

This is the spot for me to write thoughts on the vision God has been showing me. Not my vision of what how to do His work, but what He is doing, and my way to step into it in love and service. These pages, marked with the @vision category, should only be available at...

Test of a private post

This is a test of a private post. It should be visible on private.chetcromer.com but not on www.chetcromer.com or www.onethingido.org. The idea here is that I can use a single blog to blog general public stuff, but if I tag something in a @private category (or...

Awkward Love

Honest communication in love is the only way to live and grow in friendships. There are ebbs and flows. There may be real hurt and disappointment. But with the grace of God firmly holding us, it is possible to nurture and sustain deep friendships. We are designed to...

Good Quotes from Howard Thurman

Me thinks I need some Howard Thurman reading… these are some monster good quotes: “Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.” “Don’t ask...