The sun was shining through the window on a Sunday after church. I was five and had learned about Heaven that day and told my Mom I was going. She explained how I get to Heaven and I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. No turning back. Baptized at nine, camp counselor, youth and…
Transforming Stories
Sharon Stone, actress, had a stroke and brain bleed. Today a good friend is in the hospital with a stroke and brain bleed. My sister is out of the hospital but dealing with similar issues. I think I’m older than all of these people so I worry. My life goes on because we cannot sit…
Which One Does Not Belong?
2 Cor 1:3-5 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share…
Affirmed
I affirm you. What does that imply? You are OK? Do you feel affirmed by Jesus? Grace appears unconditionally so the answer to these questions may or may not be important. We need to welcome people entering a church as if we are the hands and feet of Jesus. Affirm almost adds an element of…
Do You Have Enemies?
Things to do: Matt 5:44 – But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, Eph 6:12 – For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against…
Bye Bye
Isaiah 43:18-19, “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness AND rivers in the desert”. One of the cutest things I’ve written about before is…
After Empathy
I won’t watch the new film about the teenager who defied the Reicht. Unless you understand empathy, you can’t know why people risk all for others. Empathy is more rare than we realize. Instead of focus on ME it is focus on OTHERS. What is an opposite behavior? The opposite of empathy isn’t a single…
What Do You Think?
This is a random quiz – so – what do you think? Who is this person? Other than adverbs he’s a genius. Is this an oxymoron? Spectacular assault. In what state does someone live who is seeking sunshine? What adjectives does the word ‘community’ bring to mind? Name/identify a bolder on your chest. Where would…
The Suggestions
Do you remember previews in a movie theatre? Based on the ticket you purchased, they profile you as to what you might want to see next. Prime does that. Analog, as a noun, pertains to a person or thing seen as comparable to another. I have been analyzed beyond my expectations. It grows as connections…
Ah Love
I am inconsistent in my film choices. I can enjoy a Hallmark Christmas film if the narrative is elevated. The others can be sickeningly sweet. I haven’t seen a new James Bond movie in years. I enjoy British who-done-its (think Agatha Christy) or any Jane Austen film except for Emma. Sorry to bash Emma but…
Athens Remembered
On New Year’s Day I started out on the right foot by reading the first offering in Our Daily Bread 2026. There was Acts 17 again. In October I was in Athens at a location where Paul gave the full gospel. There are always three reactions. Some sneered, others wanted to hear more, and door…