Monthly Archives: April 2024

Can you say “evangelists”? I think that “spiritual tour guides” is more accurate, rolls off the tongue better. By simply sharing our own journeys of faith, we may get more receptivity in this wacky post-modern age. We are still sharing … Continue reading →

I haven’t written about family members in a long time now, but this little occasion just triggered my thinking.  So, if you’ll indulge my grandmotherly meanderings, here we go. The youngest of our three granddaughters is currently a student at … Continue reading →

Do you remember the tune that includes this….gray skies are goin’ clear up, put on a happy face? Well, my friends, life is not always a bowl of cherries, as the expression suggests.  Sometimes, you are immersed in a bowl of … Continue reading →

“Up the road from my home is a field with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking … Continue reading →

Here’s a topic that I have historically had a bit of trouble with. For many years, my feelings could only be expressed by two words: good and bad. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I was told that good and … Continue reading →

The Mark who wrote the Gospel by that name is a mystery. Some ancient sources identify Mark the evangelist with the John Mark who was a cousin of Barnabas. Other sources say these were two different people. The Mark who … Continue reading →

I found a picture postcard of a Bristlecone Pine Tree with a rainbow arcing across the sky behind it.  To me this was a good pairing of images because the Bristlecone Pine is one of God’s oldest living things and the … Continue reading →

Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord’s team was playing Satan’s team. The Lord’s team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the ninth inning … Continue reading →

Passover begins today at Sundown.  It’s one of three major Jewish holidays, observed traditionally with specific rituals: foods, readings and prayers. It’s an observance that emphasizes family.  The family gathers around the seder feast, the family reads from the Torah, … Continue reading →

Let’s check your financial reports.  What are your personal assets? Coming from a middle-class family, I never went hungry, always had a home to live in, a family that I loved and loved me, no television until I was 5 years … Continue reading →