For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Psalm 86:5 It appears to some that forgiveness from God is transactional. I disagree. What I read here is that it a matter of recognition. The Lord is good and forgiving, but if you don’t recognize and […]

Don’t mess with Mother Nature! About a week ago. my phone rang with “Dreamer” by Supertramp; Sir Knight was calling. When I picked up, I heard my brother’s seriously questionable vocal skills proudly singing, “It’s gonna snow, ho, ho, right here in Dixie…” If you don’t know the reference, you were likely abused as a […]

…if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Galatians 6:1 Notice Paul uses “a spirit of gentleness” towards the transgressor rather than the spirit of judgement, anger, abusiveness, retribution, arrogance, etc.. Paul is teaching to […]

COMMUNION The word “communion” is an interesting mishmash of word parts that all dance together. Let’s break it down to see the dance. We begin with the prefix “CO.” These two letters translate as: together, with, joint, associate, and relating to. When we add “MM” to “CO” and now have nouns and verbs such as: […]

Toyin’ The NEW addition Player to be named later A new dog in town High potential for mischief He will sniff out 42! “Ode to Odin” – an original Hitchhiker TANKA inspired by the arrival of the new dog in town.

Come-on Paul! Don’t feed us that line. It’s our “right” to grumble, complain, denigrate, blame others, etc.! And don’t you dare put a label on us; that’s our job! Lord Jesus, help us. Help us to be your lights in this the world by holding fast to you and your teaching. Help us to love […]

What will the day bring? By now, many of you know of my O’Dark-thirty ritual of having coffee with Jesus. The other day, he popped into my head the often used joyful statement from Psalm 118: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 […]