Author Archives: joyocala

Most television commercials are pretty boring, but once in a while an entertaining one comes along. In one of my favorites, which you may have seen (it can be found on YouTube), a groundskeeper is painting the end zone of … Continue reading →

I just came back from a short walk. The evening breeze was refreshing and the setting sun was painting glorious colors on the horizon. Now, back at my familiar place before the computer, I’m surprised to hear rolls of thunder. … Continue reading →

Have you ever been in a restaurant trying to have a nice meal and conversation with your significant other, when all of a sudden some noisy children arrive? Without any respect for others, including their own parents, they just do … Continue reading →

In 1 Chronicles 16:8, “Give Praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” This is David’s message, speaking in the Bible. It’s also Martin Luther, speaking in Germany. This is my grandparents, … Continue reading →

Ask a child what heaven looks like and he might answer, “Disney World!” Ask an adult, and each one of us will have another answer. We will agree, however, that it’s where we all want to be when our days … Continue reading →

Dedicated to Georgina, Linda and Marlene In memory of Gerard, Phil and Tom Comfort the sorrowing, an admonition which we use often, but one that is difficult to implement. How do you comfort the widow married to the same man … Continue reading →

Last week I wrote about Archbishop Nathan Söderblom. Speaking to the Student Missionary Association in 1904, Söderblom said: “Whoever would help people must possess as the most important condition, alongside profound and sincere love for them, true insight.”  If you … Continue reading →

Paulette and I recently returned from a dream vacation in Europe which we took in celebration of our fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was a great trip and we had a wonderful time. One day we were in our hotel room … Continue reading →

Our bodies and souls can be mysterious to us. We need comfort. We are never satisfied. Poverty and slavery exist because – to put it in stark reality – the 1% who have and control most of the wealth do … Continue reading →

Let’s be up front about this. Many of you will no doubt think me a little strange. But yes, I do enjoy a stroll through a quiet cemetery. I always have. There’s a sense of peacefulness and tranquility, a time … Continue reading →