Monthly Archives: November 2015

Advent

Have you noticed that we are often in the waiting mode?  We are now in advent, a season that makes anticipation for Christmas the predominant feeling.  The people of Israel waited for hundreds of years for the Messiah and many … Continue reading

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Rules

Have you ever known someone who did not understand the rules of life?  Or who thought the rules were not for them?  Or made  up their won rules for their own sake as life went along and then wondered why … Continue reading

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My Shepherd

I am really not a sheep… am I?  Sheep need direction every day.  Their well being depends on the shepherd to keep them at the right place for grazing or for water or for shelter and to keep them protected … Continue reading

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Small Window

Human beings have a a small window of comfortability.  Most of us are comfortable at between 73-78 degrees.  W may differ a few degrees one way or the other but there is a small window of 20 degrees in which … Continue reading

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Admit it, some of you thought that the **** in yesterday’s title stood for something bad!  It did not but often we make assumptions about what we see or hear and those assumptions get us in trouble.  When I was … Continue reading

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Pain In the ****

The pain today is in my back, and legs.  We moved a ton, literally, of stone yesterday.  I have not had this kind of exercise for a long time.  My doctor says I should do this for thirty minutes each … Continue reading

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Creation Together

  As I worked at my desk yesterday, I had a visitor outside my window.  A squirrel sat on the outside window sill and eyed me.  It was like he was watching me and what I was doing.  He might … Continue reading

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Jesus Has the Last Word

When I was in the Navy, I lived with 300 other sailors aboard a 365 foot long ship.  We were captive neighbors every time we went to sea.  I was not surprised at the language used.  Every sentence was laced … Continue reading

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Paris Again

Throughout the last few days, there have been countless references from many different countries to being united with France.  This morning, the news claimed that the world now is united behind the idea that we must eliminate ISIL(S).  Is it … Continue reading

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Paris

The news this weekend has been dominated by the events in Paris on Friday night. 129 people lost their lives because???? It seems because they were a different faith than those who chose to murder them. Or they were just … Continue reading

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