“The truth is the more intimately you know someone, the more clearly you’ll see their faults.” I came across this quote on Facebook today. There are a lot of truths in this statement and flowing from it. It explains why so few marriages last, why […]
Month: May 2014
Renewed
While scanning Facebook for no particular reason, feeling pretty low and oppressed, I came across an obituary of a man I knew. I can’t say I knew him well. He was a lawyer I had dealings with. I knew he was a Christian. His obituary […]
In Memoriam
My dad was a war hero. I didn’t really know that until a few weeks before he died. He never talked about the war during most of his life. On his death-bed, under the influence of pain medication, he spoke of it to me for […]
No Regrets
18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. I came across a fascinating article by […]
Point of Dependence
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:4 We have had an interesting nature lesson this spring. A cardinal made a nest at the top of the umbrella […]
Renewed Day by Day
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, […]
Someone to Worry About
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 Yesterday I had a colonoscopy. Everything turned out fine. A […]
Behind the Scenes
I am not a meeting person. Eleven years in the military and many years in a law firm groomed me to be a meeting hater. I can’t get into the “getting everyone on the same page” agenda. I have no patience for the need to […]