DETESTABLE CUSTOMS OF THE NATIONS
“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. For […]
October 2025
ABOVE THE LAW
A common remark we hear is, ‘No one is above the Law.’ Many say that, and not too many always believe that. This, of course, […]
DEMANDS OF DIALOGUE
Elizabeth O’Connor (1921-1998) writer, teacher, wrote in ‘Dialogue in Christian Community,’ “Dialogue demands of each participant that we try to live into the other’s world, […]
THE FALL CHECK UP
It’s Fall and that means it’s time for the Old People’s Fall Check Up. These checkups are not for the faint of heart especially if […]
UNDER OUR SKIN
When something ‘gets under our skin’ we can be upset or irritated, maybe angry because of it. If we marinate and stew over being wronged […]
LIGHTING THE FIRE
Saul was a zealous Pharisee that was persecuting the early Christians. While traveling with companions and terrorizing the believers, both with injury and death, “suddenly […]
AS THINGS HAPPEN
Whether we are sad or happy, the birds sing, the cats meow and the dogs bark. The creeks flow, the peach trees bloom, and over […]
MATURING TO MODESTY
When I get a compliment, I must be very careful or the compliment burns a hole in my ego until I can tell someone else […]
TROUBLE IS…
Recently while in meditation I heard this word: ‘Trouble on the outside… there is trouble on inside.” I have heard this more than once. What […]
WORD OF THE CROSS
Paul, an apostle, wrote, “For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to […]