Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 This passage is counter-cultural in both the 1st and 21st centuries. The word “temple” (ναὸς: nah-os) […]

TFS sent me this meme that is a wonderful corollary to my “Litmus Test” bLOG from 2022.08.02. I am also beginning to find that TFS has been a little edgier which may indicate an alter-ego at play, similar to HitchHiker’s alter-ego, Godzilla. I will have to do some digging.

Disagree, but don’t be Disageeable. Last week, I was watching the local news in the morning. The mayor spoke about the latest NYC kerfuffle, this time about budgeting and the cuts in the city’s public education funding because they lost nearly 100,000 students from the system during the pandemic. Daily parental and teacher protests have […]

The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 Once again, we find ourselves in the acrostic Psalm 119. Today’s verse is brought to you by the letter Pe, and the Hebrew word to start it is pethach (פֵתַח). This word means an opening, an entrance, or an unfolding. God’s […]

Litmus Testing Over thirty-one years ago, I proposed to “J” in the parking lot at a mall in Connecticut, and she said “yes.” That evening, a litmus test was applied to me as I was examined for my worthiness for marriage with a singular line of questioning, “How do you know that you are a […]

And then there were three!

Grace Dell (Nichelle) Nichols, the groundbreaking black female bridge officer of NCC-1701. You were smart, beautiful, inspirational, and an advocate for many.