Suzy loves the winter solstice, the year’s shortest day. I think Suzy’s love of this day is for the same reason she was always given Rhode Island as her state to study in geography class. Has something to do with her small size. Winter solstice is also an example of duality of nature, it marks…
Month: December 2017
Here Am I, The Servant Of The Lord
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord, let it be with me according to your word.” — Luke 1:38 I don’t know where any of y’all stand on the annunciation and the virgin birth, but there is a part of me that says the story is so beautiful it rings of…
All Truth Passes Through Stages
All truth passes through stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third it is accepted as being self evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. — Gandhi. Different times, different philosophies, different worlds, and same message. These days what is…
What Is Wrong With The World?
Long ago, a newspaper posed the question, “What is wrong with the world?” The author G.K. Chesterton wrote back, Dear Sir’s: I am.” I could write many Pews about Chesterton. If you are not familiar with him, I suggest you click on the link https://www.chesterton.org/who-is-this-guy/. One of my favorites is, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and…
In Everything He Has Given Us
To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes nothing for granted,…