PURPOSE OF MEDITATION
Meditation is not mysterious; it is simply learning to pay attention. We pay attention by careful listening. What we are searching for in these quiet, […]
Journals
GOD’S GRACE IS GREATER
Max Lucado, pastor and author wrote: “One stumble does not define or break a person. Though you failed, God’s love does not. Face your failures […]
CLIMBING DOWN
The wonderful story of Zaccheus the ‘chief tax collector’ who was wealthy (Luke 19:1-2) has long been a favorite to many. He was obliviously not […]
KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD II
I am still reflecting on yesterday’s entry concerning ‘the kingdoms of the world’ from the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4. This temptation of worldly […]
KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD I
One of the daily temptations of the devil is to offer us a ‘kingdom’ or some other kind of domain or entity that does not […]
NATIONAL DOG SHOW
I’ve seen stuffiness in clergy, in politics, in various sports, in business leaders, in vain Hollywood, in sausages, in eating at Ted’s in Oklahoma City […]
MAKING A WAY
John Lewis (1940-2020) politician and civil-rights activist wrote: “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, […]
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
‘One hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which […]
SOUL PROSPERING II
John, an apostle, wrote: “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 […]
SOUL PROSPERING I
John, an apostle, wrote in 3 John: “The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper […]