Monthly Archives: January 2025

If we are stressed by anything external, the pain is not due the thing itself, but to your estimate of it. Marcus Aurelius This quote made me think of my mother.  As she got older, she tended to worry less … Continue reading →

I’m still in the “Light of Christ” mood.  It’s a new year. There’s the promise of more light coming. Jesus wants to spread His glorious light on all of us.  Our friend and former blogger Terry had a wonderful way … Continue reading →

I started Sunday School when I was four years old.  I’ve had a lot of time to think about religious question, some of which I’m still coping. In next few blogs I’m going to share some of my life-long ponderings … Continue reading →

I have a lot of friends. Or, at least, that’s what my social media accounts tell me. I wouldnot recognize most of them by voice or by face, since I haven’t seen them, or spoken tothem, in a long time. … Continue reading →

That’s right. Here in the Sunshine State there is a Peace River. As a youngster, our family camped and canoed. The second-most beautiful river in FL is the Peace, in my opinion. First is the Juniper, which flows from the … Continue reading →

I remember so well when we turned the calendar from 1999 to 2000.  Beginning a new century was a big deal!  Now I am stunned to realize that one quarter of that century has passed us by.  Can it be? … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season and time in our Christmas season for the Magi to visit Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew mentions Jesus was about two years old by the time the Magi arrived.  They bore gifts of frankincense, gold, and myrrh. In … Continue reading →

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland (An American writer, journalist and naturalist) We frequently come in contact with new things in … Continue reading →

Well, it is a new year! Best wishes for a new beginning. However, it is still a dark time of the year. It gets dark so quickly in the afternoon, even though it is moving toward a longer day. The … Continue reading →

Today commemorates Johann Konrad Wilhelm Loehe, a Lutheran Pastor who had great influence on Lutheranism in the United States even though he never set foot here. Loehe (1808-1872) was born in  Fürth in Western Bavaria. He studied theology at the … Continue reading →