Life doesn’t always take us in a direction we want to go. That’s no surprise to anyone. We all go through difficult times. They are inevitable and built into the fallenness of our human condition. Though we at times will walk paths filled with heartache and difficulty, we can have Read more…
Following the 2016 election a lot of people went into instant panic over the realization that Donald Trump had won. It wasn’t unlike the panic that occurred following the 2020 election of Joe Biden, with the exception that four years ago there wasn’t an attempted coup. There was panic in Read more…
I originally posted this in November 2014 and while reviewing my past posts decided this one should go up again. No re-writing. This is it as it originally appeared. The Moon and the Stars Which You Have Set in Place It is one of those things that is only seen Read more…
The test results came back. Negative for COVID-19. Not what I was expecting. Don’t get me wrong. I am definitely thankful. Relieved too. It is a little surprising though. Having had all the symptoms, and spending a few days discovering new ways to eject my lungs, I was certain a Read more…
This is a follow-up to a short article I wrote linking to one my pastor wrote for his blog. Vacation Extension After getting home from San Diego I would have time to spend writing, processing pictures, telling stories, and posting to my Website. Oh, and finish reading the book I Read more…
Merry Christmas If I am going to write a Christmas post, now would be the time. Not doing it now would mean not doing it at all. I’m pretty sure I won’t be taking time for too much writing over the next week or so. It feels like Christmas got Read more…
It seems like there have been a lot of calls for prayers for the President since the Trump administration took office in 2017. More than I have heard during any previous administration. Certainly more than I heard during the entire length of the Obama administration. Maybe there is a perception Read more…
If this sounds a little familiar it is because I wrote and posted this same post last year. Something reminded me about using talents in ministry last week. I honestly don’t remember what, but I did remember that I wanted to update and re-post. We all have so much we Read more…
Let us not merely say that we love; let us show the reality of our love by our actions. – 1 John 3:18 Above is how I read 1 John 3:18. Does anybody disagree? It’s a fairly simple, straightforward verse. It doesn’t take a Greek scholar to understand it. Don’t Read more…
Here we are, Christmas Eve. We haven’t sent Christmas cards this year. It’s not that we didn’t want to, or didn’t plan to, but I’m not even sure it’s a thing anymore. There are so many alternative ways to communicate that sending anything in the mail… Well, it just isn’t Read more…
Once upon a time, back when I was much younger, I spent my days sailing a cargo ship across the Pacific Ocean. My main task was making sure the ship was where it was supposed to be and to keep it headed in the right direction. Navigation. This was before Read more…
A post on Facebook has me feeling nostalgic today. It has nothing to do with the picture above, but it was handy. The picture is in side an antique store in Sutter Creek, California, which is hundreds of miles away from the place I am remembering today. I am feeling Read more…
We all have so much we can give to God. First though, we must give Him our life. Once you do that a whole new world of opportunity can open up. It is just a matter of how much of what He has given to us in the way of Read more…
Thoughts on the potter and clay This morning I’m thinking about being clay. It only seems reasonable since that is all I am, all we are. Clay in the hands of the potter. Imagine if the clay said to the potter, “You have gifted me in such and such an Read more…
Early in the morning, after Donald Trump was projected the winner of the electoral college vote, I posted this to Facebook. Everyone relax. You’re all going to be fine. It’s not like we haven’t been through this before. We don’t understand God’s ways, but rest assured the outcome of this Read more…