IN OUR SEASON
IN OUR SEASON A flower, a star, a man, a woman, a storm, a story, a bird, a song, a crashing wave upon the eternal shore; who knows the way home; we all do in our time and in our …
THE CARPENTER
THE CARPENTER If we would be a carpenter in this life like Jesus, we must realize that His tools were not a hammer and nails but light, love, and faith. Jack
COVID-19, YES OR NO
COVID-19, YES OR NO Yesterday I sat in an examination room at a local health clinic near where I live struggling with the tension of would It be a yes or a no on my Covid-19 test; five, ten, fifteen, …
LOVE, COURAGE, AND GRATITUDE IN EVERY AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCE
LOVE, COURAGE, AND GRATITUDE IN EVERY AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCE Mankind arises this and every morning in the miraculous, cupped, and loving hands of the land, the sea, and the sky of our precious earth; secure, faith-filled, and grateful for the …
WINE AND LOVE
WINE AND LOVE This morning I was thinking of the first miracle Jesus performed in the New Testament where He changed water into wine at a wedding. The first thing that occurred to me is how similar our human creativity …
CREATORS
CREATORS I love great quotes; they plant great seeds in the brain. One of my favorites was written by Thomas Edison; the incredible inventor who had very little formal education but an intense interest in the mysteries of the world …
MORNING PRAYERS, THOUGHTS, AND JOY
MORNING PRAYERS, THOUGHTS, AND JOY This morning I was standing in my kitchen staring into the water I’m asking God to bless to the nourishment and health of my body, mind, and soul; the beautiful miraculous gift of water that …
LAW OF THE JUNGLE
THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE (A little political observation today)) In the animal world, for the good of the pride, a new dominant male Lion will eat his predecessor’s cubs because they are not of his bloodline and may grow …
ENOUGH
ENOUGH This morning as I watched the dawn slowly banishing the darkness from my back door, I was suddenly shocked by a fantastic, brilliantly lighted, all-encompassing vision…………. I stumbled backward in the light, frozen, gawking at an enormous, beautiful, angelic, …
THE REAL PIED PIPER
THE REAL PIED PIPER This morning as usual, in prayer, I sought the peace of Christ, the Rock of Ages. I was poised for a period of meditation but instead slipped into a daydream as I am sometimes apt to …