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It was May 10, 2000. That is 131 days into a new millennium. I hand wrote the state of affairs and what I thought the Lord was saying. I really thought I had written about this earlier so proceed to the next and I’m sorry but I can’t find it. That is the challenge with…

Downsizing is impossible. I tell people I’m working on it and deliver a few things I hope will be useful. The experts say to save the more precious decisions for last so where do I begin? The piano that’s been in the family for many years? Old furniture but I like it and can’t afford…

The ‘S’ word we know – but do not like – is suffering. I wrote on this topic last June then set it aside. Today I found myself shuffling into an auditorium with a couple thousand people to hear the wonderful Dr Paul David Tripp. Apparently, we have all suffered and we all would like…

That is a remark in an Epoch Times article connecting science and spirituality. I go to the Book of Romans after the Gospel of John. John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made…

On January 8, 2024, I wrote the following to a Seattle Times editor in response to a piece unfairly charging the Christian Church with being full of homophobes. “Hello N. I did say I would not write again but thought you misinformed enough on the church to send this. Mainly – the church is the…

Today we celebrate Labor Day. I labored in various careers for 50 years and am grateful for the opportunities. God blessed those efforts but the effort is the challenge today. I drove to Marysville to see friends today. Upon circling to return by a more direct route I encountered a ‘demonstration’. The signs were handmade…

I’m a happy camper. I did not do it but I pointed to Jesus (not everyday and not always well). I was relentless to practice following Jesus regardless of my circumstances. I carried a role that scripture does not assign. An apathetic leader can confuse young Christians in a home. A divided home has divisive…

That is the first thing I wrote in my journal after arriving to church. It was unrelated to any message, song, or interaction other than my favorite pastime – people watching. I’m looking around the church (more difficult when sitting near the front) but I’ll be praying for people after service so I need to…

There is always something to do. If you don’t know what to do – I’ve heard – do the dishes. I Kings 11 makes a few suggestions. Here is a compilation: heed all that I command you, walk in my ways, do the right things, keep my statutes like King David did – then –…

The sweetest thing in the world is to see an elderly couple holding hands. Another sweet thing is a dad crossing the street with a little one in tow. I was near a freeway overpass today and she was tiny and distracted. Dad had a can of paint in one hand and daughter securely in…