“Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age, a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.” ~ Peace Pilgrim If you live in America, then you are blessed. Despite the many challenges our country faces with systemic racism, political divide, addiction, pandemic, etc., God… Read More »
No Panicking in The Kingdom
“Panic, a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.” ~ Nelson DeMille We live in a broken world, and yet we panic when brokenness occurs in the world. Jesus told us there would be chaos and bloodshed as the world passes away. He also told us not to panic when trouble… Read More »
The Spirituality of Mr. Clean
“It may be difficult, but there will be times we need to pick up our brooms and do some spiritual house cleaning. It is through this process that we find our true relationships, our true heart, our core integrity, and our life’s purpose.” ~ Molly Friedenfeld, The Book of Simple Human Truths Spring is around the… Read More »
Unity, Liberty, and Charity
“In essentials, unity; and nonessentials, liberty; and in all things charity.” ~ John Wesley If you had to make a top ten list of essentials for every human being, what would they be? Food, water, housing, equal treatment, employment, healthcare, freedom of faith, sexuality, love, etc.? What are some possible nonessentials? Where you live, your… Read More »
Lemonade Anyone?
You have to turn the lemons life gives you into lemonade, and you have to take time to sit back and enjoy it. ~ Jon Jones How do you respond when things don’t go the way you hoped they would? On Sunday, February 7, 2021, was Super Bow LV, between the Kansas City Chiefs and… Read More »
We Never Die Alone
In September 2015, our mother passed away due to lung cancer. She was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell cancer in the hospital, and she would never leave the hospital; she passed within eight days of her diagnosis. When I reflect on those eight days, my mother was rarely alone; there were people by her… Read More »
God Can’t?
If God is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, is there anything God can’t do? It’s an important question to ponder because it can lead to some false perceptions of God and ourselves. How is that? If there is nothing God can’t do, why didn’t God stop COVID-19 before it even started? Why doesn’t God heal everyone… Read More »
What Would You Do?
Ethics is a subject that none of us can avoid and face every day of our lives. It’s 2:00 am, nobody is around, and you come to a red light. Do you sit there for the duration, or do you just hit the gas and go? You see a homeless person standing at a stoplight,… Read More »
The Fuel Of Our Demise
“You will not be punished for your anger; your anger will punish you. Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in mind.”~ Buddha Humans love the art and craft of making resentments. We spend so much time and energy invested in them. We water, nurture, and fertilize them but rarely… Read More »
Links in the Chain
“A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is, after all, a chain.” ~ William James The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. ~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec We are all a link in the chain of life; we are either a weak link or a… Read More »