2025.01.08

Practicing the Presence In seminary, I read Brother Lawrence’s book The Practice of the Presence of God. The book was a compilation of his writings published posthumously, but their overall theme is the development of an awareness of the presence of God, even in some of the most mundane moments. The one that stuck out […]

2025.01.03

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… Titus 2:11-12 What exactly is “ungodliness” or “worldly passions?” Something tells me that it’s all about a choice. Does one choose to live […]

2024.12.31

Out with the Old? In with New? The Team at SearchingFor42 recognize that the 2024 was not necessarily a good year for some of you, and you’re really looking forward to a fresh start in 2025. The Team also recognizes that some of you are dreading the onset of 2025, and wish you could turn […]

2024.12.27

GODZILLA GIVE YOU Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, Psalm 103:1-2 David commanding his very being to bow and give thanks to ONE who give life, breath, and everything. But there more. It […]

2024.12.25

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty […]

2024.12.24

Toyin’ The snow is falling Christmas Eve predawn silence Reflection on Him Pondering incarnation Emmanuel: God with us! “God with us!” – an original TANKA by the HitchHiker while watching a white Christmas take shape. 2024.12.24

2024.12.20

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered… And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, […]