What is the HitchHiker Reading? I realized I had not put books on my What is the HitchHiker Reading? bLOG page since Autumn 2022. Time to play catch-up with a list of books I have read and a couple I am currently reading. I will then place them on the bLOG page where they belong. The Myth […]

In the beginning all things created through YOU Yet humbling YOUrself YOU took on humanity. YOUr grand accommodation! “The Grand Accommodation” – An original HitchHiker Tanka inspired by The Inspirer, and Philippians 2:5-11

I just couldn’t help myself. This is one TFS sent me a in June. I didn’t publish it at the time, thinking it might be considered political. But I now believe the pun makes it darn funny, and it is bLOG worthy. In other words, I vetoed myself! P.S. This old science officer asks you: […]

I have chosen the way of faithfulness;    I set your rules before me. Psalm 119:30 The psalmist is making a choice, choosing the way of faithfulness. He doubles down by choosing a life style of YaHWeH’s “rules.” What are the rules? “The most important is this, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. […]

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. John 15:10 The mistake many people make with this passage is thinking that this is how you earn his love. That’s not it at all. You can’t earn his love, for […]

TFS snuck down the chimney last night with a bag of goodies. Here’s just a sampling of the gifts I found under the tree. 🎄 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Interestingly enough, both of these gifts seem to compliment one another in a strange sort of way. Thank you Santa!🎅

The “Barbaras” Inside the Gates Cup “O” Joe the Existentialist sent me something to read the other day that stimulated a flurry of mental, emotional, and spiritual activity; this bLOG flows out of that storm. The word that jumped out and screamed in my face as I read was: “Barbarian!” I am a child of […]