ADDING SOMETHING BETTER
Wendell Berry, farmer, writer, and academic wrote: “The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what […]
Journals
CREEPED OUT
I recently went to the Supermarket and a bought a small Turkey Chest and brought it home to prepare as a special dinner. Here’s the […]
TO BE RIGHT
I can’t be wrong, because then I would not be right. And as everyone knows, that’s wrong. Or as George Costanza, actor (Seinfeld series) said: “It’s […]
BEING DIFFERENT
There is a stigma about being a devoted follower of Jesus. Many followers resent this and often try to ‘fit in’ with those who are […]
SOWING SEEDS II
Yesterday’s Journal entry was about Sowing Seeds and the parable of Jesus in Mark 4:26-29. This is about how a farmer sows seeds, ‘then day […]
SOWING SEEDS I
Jesus gave this wonderful parable about sowing seeds: “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while […]
FOR A LITTLE WHILE
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) Benedictine philosopher and theologian wrote: “Flee for a while from your tasks; hide yourself for a little space from the turmoil […]
A COVENANT WITH OUR EYES
Like no other time that I can remember is the encouragement of Job to “make a covenant with our eyes,” any more appropriate than it […]
SILENT AND LISTEN
Silent and Listen use exactly the same letters. They really seem to be about very near the same thing: you can’t have the best of […]
MAKING THINGS DIFFERENT
Much of what we do goes on the same way day after day. If there are problems or victories we often stay about the same […]