I awoke on the first day of our Arkansas adventure in the Palace Hotel in De Queen, Arkansas. It wasn’t what I planned. I had convinced my wife that what we needed at this point in our lives was an adventure, leaf peaking in Arkansas […]
Month: October 2016
An Informed Electorate
Yesterday I discovered a nursing home resident who was shocked to learn Hillary Clinton supported abortion. New information reversed her position on the presidential election. I suppose it’s not surprising that a nursing home resident is uninformed and was about to vote based on completely […]
How to Get or Stop Getting My Blog Posts
There are several ways you can receive my blog postings. You can read them on Facebook or Twitter. You can get them set to you by email or you can get a link texted to you. Some folks are getting multiple emails or texts. Please […]
What Does It Mean to Be Heavenly Minded?
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2 A heavenly minded person is best described as: a. […]
Heavenly Minded
Who said, “Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.”? a. Jesus b. Paul c. C. S. Lewis d. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. a. Jesus – If you picked “a” I’m a bit embarrassed for you. Jesus didn’t say this or […]
Dead or Just Dormant
Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his […]
From Angst to Anger
My dear wormwood: Make sure the patient remains completely fixated on politics. Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis, 1942 Angst is a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general. Anger is a strong feeling […]
Election 2016 – For Children
I recently read an article giving advice on how to deal with this election with your children. It’s a great article. Then it dawned on me that most of us are being child like in our treatment of the election. The candidates are acting like […]