Blog Journal

As with any oldster, I miss the past. I miss a different time, perhaps a different world. I miss it terribly! In retrospect, I think more than anything, I miss the blessed naïve ignorance of youth, when life seemed simple and good, without threat or risk or life-altering challenges. The world I remember was full…
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This is a little piece of something I wrote back in early September 2022. Rereading the original, the words inspired me and spurred creative thoughts toward our very good God who is with us during these troubled times… It is easy to forget God is with us but, you know, I think that now, more…
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On Wednesday in an interview with Fox News, JD Vance (see link below) uses the parable of the good Samaritan to explain the MAGA isolationism policy. If you don’t know the story, this is it in a nutshell. Luk 10:30  Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who…
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The Word Became Flesh…     Before anything was, God was. God then decided to fashion companions for Himself. He didn’t want puppets or slaves, so He created His people with a free will. Free will is the power to choose whatever, whenever for good or evil. He also knew that His creation having a fallible…
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Let us give thanks to God  for the wonder of new life,  for his gifts so generous given to us,  and for the blessings we each abundantly receive.  For the beauty of creation,  for all things seen and unseen.  We give you thanks, O God.           Psalm 75.1 For the gift of life that you breathe…
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Grace will heal and restore. Grace will make us resilient. Grace is what the world needs now.

There are seasons of time, seasons of circumstance, seasons of growth, seasons of change.

This Sunday, the season of Advent begins. During Advent, the first candle, the Candle of Hope will be lit to shine forth into a dark and hopeless world. Regrettably, many who light this candle do not have hope.

“Do not be afraid; for I know you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly” (Matthew 28:5-7).

Day 7 The Last Supper – Christ discloses His earnest desire for the last hour of calm before going out into the storm of the Garden, the trials, and the cross.