A DIFFERENT THANKSGIVING It was a cold but sunny Thanksgiving morning. The air was crisp with the bite of emerging winter and smelled still of the new wet leaves composting in the copse of woods north of our house. Through the barren trees I could see men on the slope a hundred yards beyond [...]
Archive for November, 2011
November 2011
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October 2011
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The WOW Factor It happened again. I had my weekly conversation with the television. To be honest, it was not a conversation. It was a ‘shout down!” I was fed up again with the toxic box. I was tired of the lies, the false illusions, the narcissism and all the other stuff that makes [...]
September 2011
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I do not write this edition in a vacuum. I am convinced of what I write not just because it is clear that the Bible speaks of God revealing his will but because I can cite countless times when he has spoken in specificity which has proven out in circumstances and life. However, that is [...]
August 2011
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Clearing the Underbrush In some measure many of us have “stood on the shoulders of giants” in order to see and realize more than those before us. Such people who have boosted me are a continual inspiration and more than once I have given thanks for such people who were bearers of encouragement and benevolence. [...]
June 2011
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Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Unity is usually defined as agreement and harmony in the pursuit of a common life and goals. However, there are times when we can only have a measure of unity. I call it unity of spirit. Deeply [...]