And you, do you seek great things for yourself? — Jeremiah 45:5. “Why do you seek the gold?” A question that has a lot of significance during the Olympic games, but also has a lot significance in every day life. Do you seek great things and why? We spend a lot of time seeking, but too…

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Sorry I’ve been out of touch. I had a health hiccup last week, but now I am improving and back in front of the computer keys. Jesus said to her, “Mary!” — John 20:16. Jesus calls her name, and all of a sudden Mary realizes that the man who was asking why she was crying is…

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I had my annual check up yesterday, and at my age and condition one goes to such events with trepidation. My unwarranted fears turn to relief when I’m told that things are still okay, and I’m given the usual lecture to lose weight and eat healthy. When I was young I thought I was invincible,…

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How do you start a meditation? Do you read a passage from the Bible or the Koran? Do you recite a slice of humor of Yogi Berra or do you close your eyes and let a random thought carry you into meditation? Or do you try your best to clear your mind from all thought?…

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In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir, Steep Trails. Muir speaks of nature, but isn’t what he says have a broader application? Many times what we seek is secondary to the seeking. Men and women work hard to obtain wealth, but in the end it’s the work not the…

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