When I was in high school, I remember reading a play called Everyman. Even though written in the 1400’s, it is still applicable today. God: Everyman lives only for their own pleasure, and yet their own life is not assured. They forget completely the shedding of my son’s red blood. The more patient I am,… Continue reading Everyman
Month: February 2020
No Big Deal
Have you ever been with someone when he or she died? It is an extremely (I am struggling here to find the right word) compelling event. Why are we so fascinated with death? It is the great unknown. We are sometimes scared of it, and we don’t talk about it much. But we are all… Continue reading No Big Deal
Simply Gone
Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him. Genesis 5:24 The Message There was probably nothing simple about it. Were there search parties? Did his family know where he had gone? Did they mourn his disappearance? Did they know he walked with God…steadily? Perhaps they did and… Continue reading Simply Gone
So Very Good
As I sit this morning looking out my window, it is a cold 20 degrees. But I still see the good things God has created as the birds come out looking for bugs and the grass is turning green and growing. God’s creation is getting ready for Spring. God looked over everything he had made; it… Continue reading So Very Good
He Knows!
Have you ever tried to help a friend or loved one through a trying time only to fail because you could not identify with how they were feeling. The sympathy was there, but because you had not ever experienced their trial, there was no empathy. Sometimes I think we don’t really believe Jesus went through… Continue reading He Knows!
I Wonder…
Have you ever seen something and wondered, “What was that person thinking?” or “Why did he do that?” On the way to my job, I usually take the back roads. It is a couple of minutes longer, but the drive is nice since there is less traffic and beautiful scenery. The first time I drove… Continue reading I Wonder…
Outlook
If we allow ourselves, we can all sit down and have our very own pity party. We can all come up with things to complain about and depress ourselves. Yesterday, I went to the grocery store here in Columbia. There is one I particularly like because it has that home town feeling…like being in Mayberry.… Continue reading Outlook
5 Second Rule
Sometimes we joke when we drop food and pick it up saying, “Five second rule!” We then think it’s okay to eat it. I guess it depends on what the food item is, how bad we want it, and what the floor looks like! In 1 Samuel 3 verse 19, it says: The Lord was with Samuel as… Continue reading 5 Second Rule
God and Me
Taken from Habakkuk: How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed.For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why… Continue reading God and Me
The Artist
I am not artist at all. I mean not a bone or cell in my body is artsy. I can barely draw a stick person. When I see art, I can and do appreciate it, but I cannot stare at it and interpret what the artist was thinking. Except in one case. In seeing this… Continue reading The Artist