THANK GOD FOR GREAT TEACHERS
THANK GOD FOR GREAT TEACHERS This morning I was thinking of one of my favorite teachers in this life and all the ways he opened my eyes to what it means to be a human being; his name was John …
OUR ANNIVERSARY
OUR ANNIVERSARY My wife and I are celebrating our 21st anniversary today. We celebrated it quietly, just doing what we, and I guess most retired people do most days, taking care of our home and yard, running errands, checking the …
LIFE FORCES
LIFE FORCES According to the theoretical understandings of science, there are four forces that, probably, created and creates our world, probably endlessly. The forces are gravity, the electromagnetic force, the strong force, and the weak force; these are the actual …
CONFESSIONS OF A GUARDIAN ANGEL
CONFESSIONS OF A GUARDIAN ANGEL A large, imposing angel clapped three times and began to speak to a large gathering of other delightfully mild, pristine angels. “OK, angels, break time is over. Now I will share with you an account …
BIG JOE, LITTLE JOE, AND GOD
BIG JOE, LITTLE JOE, AND GOD Little Joe was very tired from a big day at school, visiting with his Grandpa, Big Joe, next door, doing his chores, chasing around the yard with Ginger, his dog, and fighting with his …
MASTER YOUR GIFTS BUT SERVE YOUR MASTER
MASTER YOUR GIFTS BUT SERVE YOUR MASTER The faithful wind stirs the branches on the vine; the ancient soil nurtures the trees and the plants from below; the sun freely ripens the fruit with the flowers and the earth turns …
GET UP ON THE CROSS WITH CHRIST
GET UP ON THE CROSS WITH CHRIST Our little world is in a terrible state today because the little people who are in charge of it, you and me, have let the things we love and value so highly come …
GO TALK TO THE TREES
GO TALK TO THE TREES I was counting the red flowers in my yard the other morning when I remembered a scientific article a friend of mine sent me about how all the trees, somehow through their roots maybe, talk …
THE LOVE AND JOY OF HIS LIFE
THE LOVE AND JOY OF HIS LIFE Every morning I walk out on the bow of my ship of soul, scan the holy horizon, focus on the open arms of Christ before me, and I am reborn again and again …
CHANGE REVEALS TRUTH
CHANGE REVEALS TRUTH There are those among us, especially the would-be wise and learned who claim that movement is the instrument of and first cause of all change in the world; the orbit of the earth around the sun causing …