In reference and response to recent events reported in the media… Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal… We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say “we must not wage war”. It […]
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Joy is not the same as happiness
From Adam Hamilton’s The Journey Joy, unlike happiness, can come to us independent of our circumstances. It comes not from changing our circumstances but from viewing them through the eyes of faith Joy is a choice we make when we look at our present circumstances through the eyes of faith, trusting that God is at […]
Seasons (of life)
It’s been too long since I’ve posted. I know that. Like everyone else, I get caught up in daily life. What some would call the “reality” of daily life. What I think of as the non-real. But those thoughts are for another day. Today my thoughts turn toward life and it’s seasons. I’m really not […]
The small, insignificant, and easily over-looked reveals God’s glory
– every teaching Jesus had about how God creates something glorious starts with something small. Never once did Jesus say the Kingdom of Heaven is like a Fortune 500 Company with super happy shareholders. It’s always something small, insignificant, easily over-looked…these are the things that reveal the glory of God. I mean, after all, in […]
The Paradox of Our Age …
We have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less; we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, yet less time; we have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgement; more experts, yet more problems; we […]
The Opposite
“Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable. I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but I was perceptive. I always know when someone’s uncomfortable at a party. It all became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I’ve ever […]
The Big Question – Part 3
Who I am not I am not an academic. Never have been. At least not in the common sense of the word. I was a mediocre student at best. I stopped getting all A’s at about the same time that all A’s weren’t given to everyone. Let’s say 2nd or 3rd grade. I remember being […]
My Home Brewed World – The Big Question Part 2
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the saccharification of starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar. However, we can arrive at a much simpler view if we look at what it’s made of.. at the essence of the ingredients. Reinheitsgebot – The German (or Bavarian) Beer Purity Law of 1487 dictated that beer could only contain water, malted barley, and hops. The yeast that […]
The big question
OK. Maybe it’s not “The” big question. But it’s certainly one of them. “Who are you?” And it’s cousin… “Who am I?” I think that at some point in our lives everyone has to have been asked the former and asked themselves the latter. I certainly have. Rather often, in fact. In 1982 a move came […]
Counting your Blessings
How often have I heard the term Blessing used? That’s a number I can’t count! When I hear the term the song Counting your Blessings from White Christmas immediately pops into my head. What exactly is it that I’m counting? A blessing is God’s favor and protection. Those who are blessed are those who “live […]
the Verity Paradox 