THE SPIRITUAL GARDENER The strong feed on the weak and the low-hanging fruit, they say, is the sweetest; but the spiritually intelligent understand the great wisdom of cultivating a garden, a Holey Garden of love, wisdom, and nourishment. Jack
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WALKING ON WATER AND THIN ICE (A little short story for spiritual seekers) Decades ago, when I was living in Tennessee deeply involved in seeking and searching for the meaning of life I met an old man …
AMERICA IS GREAT America clearly has a lot of enemies who say that America has never been and will never be great; they say it was hopelessly flawed from the beginning. I’m not going to repeat what my first response …
CHILD OF GOD’S UNIVERSE O’ man, laughing, scorning, strutting child of the universe; master of every river, every mountain, and ocean whose reach has touched the stars but yet owns not one drop of water, one grain of sand, one …
GRIEVING I really enjoy sharing all the beautiful, interesting thoughts that God has been bringing to me over the last several years, they have been building my faith day by day; however, for the last few months my spirit has …
THIRSTY FOR LIFE A cocktail of words and mathematics is a mighty dry drink when you’re thirsty for life and love. Jack
MIRAGE I thought I saw your face across a crowded room, the fleeting image of your body and smile. But, then, people got in the way. I thought I heard you and me and what used to be in a …
THE HOLY POWER OF HER FAITH After thousands of nights of sorrow staved off by the Holy power of her faith, the updraft of God’s joy, love, and wonder is lifting her in His divine creation like the winged seed …
HANGING ON Life gets very complicated when we’re trying to hide and protect all those lies and skeletons in the closet; and hang onto all those bad habits and self-destructive behaviors in the dark; a personal reality that only the …
FREE GOVERNMENT CHECKS How many free government checks does it take to rot out the heart and soul of a normal person and a great nation? Jack