I went grocery shopping with someone who’s determined to disappear pandemic-produced pounds so it wasn’t surprising that they bought a bevy of bags filled with fruit and other fortifying foods. When they told me today that they had hot dogs and potato salad for dinner and popcorn and soda pop for a late-night snack, I […]
The Saints were searching for a savior. Not the saints (by definition, saints have already found a Savior) but the Saints, the pro football (NFL) team in New Orleans. After going many, many, many years without even making the Playoffs… … they acquired the quarterbacking services of a fellow named Drew Brees. While he […]
I recently discussed the wildfires currently raging in Canada and how, by no fault of our own, the poor air quality and haze created thereby ended up affecting us in America, sometimes severely (worst air quality ever recorded in some cities, etc.), and what a great illustration it is in terms of how the sins […]
I recently discussed the wildfires currently raging in Canada and how, by no fault of our own, the poor air quality and haze created thereby ended up affecting us in America, sometimes severely (worst air quality ever recorded in some cities, etc.). Guess what. It’s baaaaack. Not so severely as last month but back nonetheless, […]
Spiritually speaking… Reading the Bible is like putting on a pair of eyeglasses. Studying the Bible is like getting LASIK eye surgery. Memorizing the Bible is like getting x-ray vision. . Share this post with, well, EVERYONE! .
I don’t think I’ve ever done a “(somewhat) deep dive” on something other than the Bible… but I’m doing so in this case for a song because it’s so full of, so overflowing with biblical truths (as per the Bible verses in parentheses below), not just beautiful music and lyrics… if you haven’t yet listened […]
Children have long sought the attention, audience, and approval of their parents… but like never before in my lifetime, and alarmingly, parents now seek their children’s. And friends literally live for their friends. (Or, in the comparatively new age of all things digital including Facebook, their “friends”.) Students for teachers. Mentees for mentors. Congregants for pastors. […]
As you might’ve seen in the news this morning and the past week, the air quality and visibility in the northeastern U.S. and even the mid-Atlantic (as I can confirm firsthand looking out the window as I write this) is about as bad as I’ve ever seen it. So bad that the weatherman on one […]
While on a walk just now, I saw the strangest sight: a guy riding bicycle … while smoking a cigarette. And the thought that immediately hit me was “Man, that DOESN’T FIT!” Smoking a cigarette and riding a bike just don’t seem to go together, to put it mildly. Likewise, sin DOESN’T “FIT” in a […]
I’ve mentioned in past posts that one of my favorite activities is taking long, several-mile, multi-hour walks as those have been and continue to be some of my sweetest “alone times” with the Lord, just thinking about and listening and speaking to Him about all sorts of things: His Word, the Bible; praise items and […]