Archives for September 2019

What do you think of when you hear the word desire? Most people probably think of it sexually, and it can be used that way. Webster defines it as 'to long or hope for.' We long for a lot of things. Money, fame, good health, better friends, a bigger house, etc. We also hope for a lot of … [Read more...] about Desire

Yesterday, I got to spend a few hours with my great niece who is 9 years old. We were shopping at a marketplace event, and she was intrigued with all the people to see and things to buy. There were a couple of times when she saw something like shell necklaces or velvet scrunchies she said to me … [Read more...] about Moments

Change. We all go through it. Bad or good, it can be very hard. Sometimes, I think about what it must have been like in the Eden for Adam and Eve. Before sin entered the world. Everything perfect. No weeds. No stink bugs. No looking down to see you are bleeding. No new bruise found. No … [Read more...] about Dust

I've talked in my blog before about how much I like music. And I've mentioned older hymns we sometimes sing and how I really like some of them. I also love knowing the story behind them, if there is one. The story behind one of them says, there was a musician who was sitting beside a dying … [Read more...] about Where?

When we read the Bible, I think we pass over so many things that mean so much more than we know. For instance, when the Bible says "Lord of Hosts." The Message translates this as "God of the Angel Armies." Wow! What a concept! Sometimes we just read right over that. God of the Angel … [Read more...] about Open My Eyes

As a kid, I think we all did things or didn't do things so we wouldn't get in trouble, so we wouldn't receive punishment. I can remember as a kid telling my mom the reason I believed in God was because I was scared to go to Hell. That was my motivation. I didn't want punishment. What … [Read more...] about The Right Thing