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, […]
October 2025
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 […]