First, thank you for your thoughts and comments about the world’s problems especially in the Ukraine. I cannot help but believe that the collective good in us all will find a solution. Keep those ideas coming. We began Lent on a Wednesday and it starts to wind down on a Wednesday, a day many believe…
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A Few Crumbs
Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go — the demon has left your daughter.” — Mark 7:29. Before curing the gentile’s daughter Jesus had refused to help. He was tired and needed rest. But he changed his mind after the woman uttered one of the most famous lines in history — “even…
Prayers For Peace
This Lent, I am using up a lot of my prayer time on peace in the Ukraine and the people of the Ukraine and Russia. I don’t understand the “Why.” Then again history records a lot of wars where the “why” is lost. It would be funny if war wasn’t so horrible, to listen to…
Window To God
Often overlooked during Lent is the study discipline. When I was a child, my parents emphasized sacrifice (i.e. oatmeal raisin cookies) but never mentioned study. Study entered my Lenten discipline when Suzy and I returned to Little Rock and we started attending Trinity. At first, we participated in the wonderful Shrove Tuesday dinner and the…