Promise is a central theme in my life. Even now, well into my early 60’s, I can see so much potential in the upcoming years, and I remain more than enthusiastic about what is possible.
Promise is a central theme in my life. Even now, well into my early 60’s, I can see so much potential in the upcoming years, and I remain more than enthusiastic about what is possible.
But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me? – Psalm 56:3-4 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In …
I’m all for the separation of church and state, and I believe America needs to be governed by people of all perspectives and persuasions when it comes to faith, but there is absolutely no substitute for virtue, and character, and integrity, and honesty, and trustworthiness, and incorruptibility… and – to use an extraordinarily powerful word that doesn’t get much mileage nowadays – uprightness.
Christ’s words remind me that passing along my leftovers isn’t exactly a transformational spiritual discipline.
this was also a subtle reminder that there’s always something to learn, new flavors to engage, ideas that we haven’t considered before. This is what we learn from people who are not like us, groups who make us nervous, other ethnicities, immigrants, folk we don’t usually associate with.
now the door is open, absolutely anyone may possibly walk through…
I’ve been struck this week by how complex and varied North Carolina is this time of the year. Sunday afternoon the temps reached 81-degrees, Monday night featured a good freeze, Wednesday was the more typical wintery 45 and rainy, then – today at 10:00 in the morning – it’s a picture perfect 41-degrees with brilliant …
We can either allow the overwhelm to carry us along like so much flotsam and jetsam – or we can stand as fixed points of light. Not just to navigate ourselves, but to help others find the way too.
The structure of religious practice plays an important role in providing a directive framework where my relationship with Jesus can grow.
sometimes what the Internet needs is puppy dogs, butterflies, and rainbows. So here’s a puppy dog. You’re welcome.
