Monthly Archives: January 2022

            “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into them, and will eat with them, and they with me.” (Rev. 3:20) That sounds clear to me! It … Continue reading →

Did you ever feel like a lone voice in the wilderness?   Did you ever have a strong opinion about the way to proceed, only to discover no one around you agrees?  Did you ever express your feelings to your family … Continue reading →

Swing low, sweet chariot…(composed by Wallis Willis a Choctaw Freedman, African American spiritual) I’m out here on the front porch, just a swingin’…(country song and lyrics by John Anderson) …and of course, Bing Crosby’s, Would You Like to Swing on a … Continue reading →

We are now a week into the new year.  If you haven’t already, it is time to think of what we want our lives to look like in 2022.   A good place to start is practicing “Metta” which is a … Continue reading →

Who needs it?  Well, this evening at the Epiphany service, during a surprise concert by Niah and Allisha Merrill, I was reminded in song that any suffering, any conflict, any request needs to be carried to the Lord in prayer.  … Continue reading →

My Grandma Szlavik called it Drei Könige, reflecting her European upbringing where Three Kings or Epiphany Day was a big deal. In the U.S., however, Epiphany passes with little note unless you’re in a place like Miami or Tarpon Springs,  … Continue reading →

I love New Years!  Each year as I look back on the previous year just passed, I remember all the good things that happened, the trials I have endured, and the lessons I have learned.  It is good to think … Continue reading →

            There are the obvious ones who have shaped our lives: parents, grandparents, teachers. Then there are the ones that appear, or “pop up” in certain situations. The older we get, the more the veneer of innocence gets tarnished a … Continue reading →

I wonder at the birth of Jesus.  The story never gets old.  I wonder at the awe of that manger just as much now as I did as a child.  It is a wonder, a marvelous holy wonder.  The Savior … Continue reading →

Do you ask for “things” when you pray?  Solomon, King David’s son, did just that, he asked God for wisdom.  Like his father, King Solomon ruled for 40 years. Scholars believe Solomon wrote some of the Psalms, authored the Proverbs, Songs of … Continue reading →