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David is credited with writing perhaps as many as eighty of the psalms in the Book of Psalms. He obviously had no knowledge of the singing brother and sister of a few recent decades ago, Richard and Karen Carpenter, known … Continue reading →

 God sure knew what He was doing in the childbirth process. As grueling as it is for the mother, the laboring pains, we all know that it is oh so worth it. To hear that first borning cry – there … Continue reading →

Most mornings at 8 a.m. we head for the community swimming pool.  Together with just a few morning people, we enjoy a peaceful swim.  There’s something rejuvenating about the weightless feeling of floating.  Total relaxation, nothing hurts. Journeying through the … Continue reading →

Our Luther League (teen youth group) in my home church was the BEST! We were good kids with big hearts, a wonderful parish worker who supervised us with Pastor, and we loved the Lord. We would often take 3–4-day getaways, … Continue reading →

It was while I was suffering the isolation of the Covid epidemic, that I found myself thinking about Anne Frank. I was especially touched thinking about the Frank family and how they had lived in an attic in total isolation … Continue reading →

My summertime church sometimes has a penitential prayer at the beginning of the Sunday service. It is called “The Collect for Purity.” It is a short prayer with an interesting request to the Lord. Here it is:    Almighty God, to … Continue reading →

Sometimes you get overcome by something your read. Johannes Tauler (1300-1361)  was a German Dominican preacher. Reading his sermons had a tremendous impact on Martin Luther. This is a quotation from a sermon of his on Holy Communion. Those “who … Continue reading →

We had been promised rain – for weeks. It hadn’t come. Lawns are brown and crispy. Flowers are limp and lifeless. The lake level is dropping drastically. Saturday morning dawned sunny and bright. The temperature was hot. The atmosphere was … Continue reading →

In May 1992, having just graduated from the Enlisted Bandleader Course, I was sent toNavy Band New Orleans. I was delighted that one of my best mates from Navy Band SanFrancisco was there, along with others I knew after ten-plus … Continue reading →

A friend has entrusted her Peace Plant to me for the summer, while she is away.  Now I must confess that my green thumb is suspect.  Some of my plants have thrived, some, not so much.  But now, I feel … Continue reading →