Monthly Archives: April 2023

I’m writing this on a Sunday in a country of 1.38 billion people, in a city whose population is approaching 25 million with 9,700 people per square mile. The population density leads to pushing, shoving and zero personal space on … Continue reading →

I am neat as a pin in some aspects, nnnnnnot so much in others. I am kind of “OCD” when it comes to folding my clothes and putting them away. I even do the ironing for Debbie and me. I’m … Continue reading →

April is a wonderful month in Florida, for many the beginning of beach season.  It’s a perfect time to look around us, to see the marvels that God has given to us.  There’s a lovely song by John Rutter that … Continue reading →

        Hebrews 12: 1-3 “Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic … Continue reading →

This post was sent to me recently by a Christian friend and once again, I felt it was a must share item.  It came from a sermon given by Louie Giglio. A couple of days ago I was running (I … Continue reading →

No, this is not what you get from eating all the chocolate rabbits or in our case all the peanut butter cups. This is the result of an adrenaline-packed Holy Week, concluding with an awesome Easter Sunday –beginning with the … Continue reading →

You’ve heard of the Easter Bunny, but do you know about Easter insects?  First is the butterfly which begins life as a caterpillar often found crawling on plants. Then the caterpillar attaches itself in some protected place becoming a chrysalis … Continue reading →

Are you special? According to Lake Wobegon’s Garrison Keillor, if you were raised Lutheran you were taught, “Don’t think you’re something special because you’re not.” While humility is an excellent virtue, it’s not the whole story. We read in Scripture: … Continue reading →

God is all good and all powerful. Evil is all around us. Hatred. Disease. Immorality. If God created everything, how can these things be?  There is nothing empirical or scientific that can adequately answer that question. Only faith. Here’s where … Continue reading →

Our liturgical calendar designates the day after Easter as Easter Monday.  I have always been a bit baffled about the meaning of this.   Nothing wrong with continuing our Easter celebration for another day, but then we’ll actually be doing this … Continue reading →