TWO KINDS OF FRUIT
Cynicism is not a fruit of the Spirit.Mockery is not a fruit of the Spirit.Boasting is not a fruit of the Spirit.Jealousy is not a […]
Journals
REDEMPTION
When things seem to be a little upside down and out of sync it is often the poets, prophets, songwriters, artists, old quiet people, tattoo […]
BECAUSE WE KNOW
Because we think we know something, we also often think others know that something as well. Not true. Even if it is common knowledge to […]
BELIEVING IN GOD
Madeleine L’Engle (1918-2007) poet and author wrote,“Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, […]
MOTIVATED BY LOVE
The thought and threat of hell is not much of a motivator for me to obey God. As a matter of fact it may not […]
HIDDEN HIDING
Christian Wiman, nationally recognized poet and writer from Snyder, Texas wrote in ‘My Bright Abyss:’ “I once believed in some notion of pure ambition, which […]
HOMECOMING
While in meditation recently I was having a difficult time trying to pray and feel present with the Father. This is not all that unusual […]
AN ARM AND A LEG
Recently in the night I heard the phrase, “It must have cost an arm and a leg.” It was a familiar phrase that I remember […]
SYSTEM AND PERSON
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) monk, author and mystic wrote: “When I criticize a system, they think I criticize them – and that is of course because […]
TRUE WEIGHT III
Back in December of 2021 I had my 6 months Old People Check Up and True Weigh In II (see Journal entry 4 December 2021 […]