This is what I'm thinking about today,,,
“So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that... Continue Reading →
“I hope no reader will suppose that ‘mere’ Christianity is here put forward as an alternative to the creeds of the existing communions—as if a man could adopt it in preference to Congregationalism or Greek Orthodoxy or anything else. It is more like a hall out of which doors open into several rooms. If I... Continue Reading →
No, really, this is about time. At least a perception of time, and history. “How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” Dr. Seuss, “How Did it Get So... Continue Reading →
“Smart men walked on the moon, daring men walked on the ocean floor, but wise men walk with God.” Leonard Ravenhill I was pondering ways to improve my relationship with my Creator and these ideas came to mind. These may be reminders rather than new thoughts, but perhaps you will find them useful. Invest in lasting... Continue Reading →
I was roaming around a plant nursery while my wife and her sister were shopping for some treasures. There happened into my sight a young mom with her (probably) 18 month old toddler who was pretty steady on her feet. Mom was following her daughter around from area to area, just far enough away not... Continue Reading →
“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.” Yip Harburgch When I was quite young, my older sister was having a discussion with someone about sit-coms. In the course of the discussion, she suggested that TV show laugh-tracks were being used as a way to program the thinking... Continue Reading →
"...You can see how it (Charity) got the modern sense. If a man has “charity”, giving to the poor is the most obvious thing he does, and so people came to talk as if that were the whole of charity”. C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Before we came to the decision that every meal was ‘Dutch... Continue Reading →
My great aunt Alpha once called me out to her patio to show me her new sundial. What struck me about this sundial was not the newness and the bright shiny bronze but what it said. I had never seen a sundial before with her chosen saying on it. There were many related to time,... Continue Reading →
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