Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. — Luke 7:34. If you didn’t know the verse you might think the above was about anybody but Jesus. But it was, and the sources were practicing the age old adage, “If you don’t like the message, attack the messenger.” During this political…
Love Is The Only Way
Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all ills. — Tolstoy. I’m a big fan of the cartoon Pearls Before Swine. The strip has had a lot of fun with the Covid virus and it tries to point out humor even as we all struggle with the consequences of this virus. Humor is a way to…
Charity and Tolerance
… love is wise, hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other. We have to learn to put up with the fact that some people say things that we don’t like. We can only live together in that way and if…
Flowers of Love
A man reaps what he sows. — Galatians 6:7 Sow for yourselves righteousness. — Hosea 10:12. What do you plant in your garden? No, I’m not talking about tomatoes or cucumbers. What seeds to do you plant in your life? Do you cast out joy, kindness, and peace everywhere you go like Johnny Appleseed, or do you…
As A Man Is
As a man is, so he sees. — William Blake. I am sure Blake is also speaking of women in his famous quote. If we are always seeing the dark side, the worst outcome, or disaster, then more than likely we are dark in all aspects of our life. I’ve known people like that, and I…