david neil lowry

In life, despite the myriad of choices and paths that seem to present themselves, there is ultimately only one road available for us to travel. This road is uniquely ours, shaped by our experiences, decisions, and the journey we undertake. The true freedom we possess lies not in the number of paths we can take, but in how we choose to walk the path set before us. Will we tread this path with the ignorance of a fool, oblivious to the lessons and wisdom it offers? Or will we embrace the journey with the humility and insight of a wise fool, aware of our limitations yet open to growth and understanding? The choice is ours, and it defines the essence of our existence.

  • Each workday morning I pull into a space on the parking lot behind the building where I work.   As I exit my Honda I’m juggling coffee, a backpack, workout clothes, and my ever-present iPhone. It’s a precarious state where I try to keep the strap of…

  • Here is a beautiful Irish blessing for your day sung in a sweet clear voice. Longtime Sun May the longtime sun shine on you All love surround you And the pure light within you Guide you on your way (Irish…

  • This is a scrap from an old journal I wrote about my vacation to New Mexico several years ago. We visited lovely lands, strewn with majestic mountains, scenic vistas, and covered with powerful skies. We stayed in cozy accommodations filled…

  • This little poem I wrote four years ago still has meaning for me. I have found that most of my anxieties come from resisting “what is” and insisting upon my version of what “should be.” More and more I’m learning…

  • I was three years old when I adopted a new family for my sister and me.   After giving my birth parents numerous opportunities to do right by us, it was a no brainer of a decision to make. We…

  • The following story from the Stillwater News Press best illustrates what I think it means to be like Jesus in the world about us.  In the end, it’s less about what you believe and more of what  you do. LETTER…

  • It was a wet and cold Oklahoma day. It had been raining the day before and the temperatures were in the 30s. The 40-year-old man stood holding a sign at the intersection of Memorial Road and May Avenue. He had…

  • Ken Sande’s book: The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict has meant so much to me. I have read it numerous times and am amazed at how practical and biblical it is.  If you are a human–you need this…

  • In his book, The Religious Test, Damon Linker describes what he calls The Liberal Bargain.  It works like this.  In America, we are given a constitutional right for Freedom of Religion.  In order to have this freedom, no religion can exert control…

  • I was born and raised in West Texas when oil was plentiful and jobs in the industry were common place. I was weaned on a car that got ten miles to a gallon of gas and the cost for a…