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 …
RISE AND FALL, LOVE AND LEARN
RISE AND FALL, LOVE AND LEARN No matter how high we rise in life we understand that we will fall back to where we began; In that thin line between life and death, that place where we received the gift …
DIVINE PICTURE BOOK
DIVINE PICTURE BOOK I’m a writer, and I love to observe, live and write about life. A few years ago, I wrote a picture book for very young children; the captions and pictures illustrated family and daily life that revealed …
THE MYSTERY OF LIFE
THE MYSTERY OF LIFE Mystery is the mother and father of intellect; endlessly spawning life-affirming thoughts and protecting the future of us all from the indifferent winds of ignorance. Jack
LITTLE BIRD
LITTLE BIRD I’ve hatched a little allegory I want to share with everyone. Once upon a time the universe, (God) in its power and wisdom began its preparation to bring one more little bird into existence to keep the world …
WITHOUT FAMILY ALL HUMANS WILL PERISH
WITHOUT FAMILY ALL HUMANS WILL PERISH I had a dream about a man in an ancient village, thousands of years ago, toiling over a very crude kiln. He had shut it down, let it cool, and was removing what looked …
SHE MADE ROOM FOR ME
SHE MADE ROOM FOR ME I felt I was barely more than nothing; barely more than a clean shirt and a pair of pants but her eyes said something else and I felt some old use to be something move …
CONCRETE AND FAITH
CONCRETE AND FAITH In all the travels of my life and the many, many jobs I’ve had from Florida to Oregon and many other places, most of them involved working with concrete. I’ve worked pouring concrete for different kinds of …
THE POWER OF OUR VOTE
THE POWER OF OUR VOTE It’s the election season and the political conventions are raising our political fever even higher than it was four years ago and everyone is realizing more clearly than ever what it means to be an …
I LOVE MY PEOPLE
I LOVE MY PEOPLE All the people in our lives are much more than just people; they are God appearing to us as aspects of His truth, love, and joy; our incredible relationships of drama and comedy are the theater …