Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. — Psalm 78:1. The psalmist has stories to tell and he wants his audience to listen. This morning I read this psalm, and the commentator asks — “Who are our storytellers today?” Good question. I might say today’s storytellers are the…
Self Above Team — Aaron Rogers
Unless you have been climbing Kilimanjaro or refuse to listen to sports news, you know that Aaron Rogers has Covid, and as it turns out, he was not vaccinated. That in itself isn’t earth-shattering. Plenty of people get Covid even though they have been vaccinated. The good thing is that if they’ve been vaccinated their…
Waiting Room Thoughts
Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room can bring forth some interesting thoughts: I have never been in a doctor’s waiting room where I couldn’t look around and see someone who was worse off than me. I’m reminded to be grateful no matter how bad I might feel at the moment. Usually there is a couple…
He Is Our Peace
But now in Christ Jesus… he is our peace. — Ephesians 2:13 – 14a. What brings you peace? Is it a vacation, a huge raise, a World Series victory? Problem with material things is the peace is temporary. The vacation always ends, the raise is never enough, and there is always another ball game. Everything…
Margins of Life
Maria Popova has renamed her weekly post The Marginalian. I commend that you read about the name change and her writings as a whole. Simply click on the link. She discusses writing in the margins of life which got me thinking about Grandmother Danielson’s Bible which is chock full of notes, attached articles, and most importantly what…