Public schools all over the country start up on Monday. Many of those schools because of the pandemic will be teaching their children virtually. I wish I could give the following to all the teachers and educators throughout our country. Our world’s future is in their hands especially for this coming year: “Accompaniment is a…
Month: August 2020
So They Would Die
He dealt craftily with our race and forced our ancestors to abandon their infants so they would die. — Acts 7:19. Our author is talking about a Pharaoh in much earlier days. Every now and then, I read about the massacre of the innocents and say to myself that surely such cruelty will never occur…
Grant Me Understanding
… grant me understanding, that I may live. — Psalm 119:144. There is so much we don’t understand, and there is so much that will always be beyond understanding, so why does the psalmist pray for understanding? Perhaps our poet is not asking for the understanding of the complex, but of the understanding of the basic —…
Holy Ground
From now on wherever you are and wherever you go, all of the ground between us will be holy ground. — Henri Nouwen. I love the writing of Henri Nouwen. Lowell Grisham shared the above quote just the other day. It was new to me, but it struck a chord. Since Covid I try to walk…
Lighthouse In The Fog
But those who do what is true come to the light, so it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done by God. — John 3:21. Whenever there is a tragedy or disaster we see or hear of stories of kindness, comfort, and courage. The heroic efforts of our health care professionals and…