I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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Monthly Archives: May 2020
SUNDAY’S SIMPLE SERMON – FACE TO FACE
Addy hurt her toe. Her tears and cries became stronger as mom came to see. Addy was sitting on the driveway. Mom runs up. Cries and tears were even stronger until Mom knelt down eye to eye with Addy, murmured … Continue reading
Posted in God, Jesus, Uncategorized
Tagged intimacy with God, John 14:9, Matt 11:28, seek his face
18 Comments
CITY CALLED “HEART’S DESIRE”
PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart Monica and Larry found no place good enough for their honeymoon. Even NYC and Paris paled in comparison to the amazing experiences they had had on their space flights. They decided to build “Heart’s Desire,” a … Continue reading
Posted in government, humor, politics, Uncategorized
Tagged government waste, humor, marriage
14 Comments
EVENING JOY
Awake you, Beauties, In night’s breezes you will sway, dancing night away. Ronovan, my haiku this week does not include the words “open” and “closed.” When I saw the words, I thought of four o’clocks, then my mind went down … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
12 Comments
SOMETHING MARVELOUS
Remember my closing line from yesterday? This is it: “I have to ask the Lord for something marvelous next time.” Well I have it! Brought about my the fact that I attended the funeral of a dear Christian man. That … Continue reading
Posted in death, eternal life, Jesus' return, rapture, Uncategorized
Tagged death, eternal life, I Thes. 4:16-18, Jesus' return, rapture
7 Comments
GROWING OLD UPS AND DOWNS
Old folks don’t like change they say I’ve worked a long time to learn it my way. Does it have to do with my age? Must just be that I’m in a stage. But it is getting harder … Continue reading
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
I was wakened at 1:15 and became aware of a gaseous odor. I got up to check it out and found a kitchen stove gas knob on. That was a lot of gas that filled the house from the stove … Continue reading
Posted in death, inspiration, Jesus, Psalm 121:3, thankfulness, Uncategorized
Tagged death, human interest, inspiration, Psalm 121:3, security, thankful
29 Comments
CRYING FOR LOST CHILDREN
I aroused from a nap with these words, “We cry, too late.” Now we cry, but it is too late. Hell’s minions we loved to date. Crying “God is Good,” we ignored our fate Teaching all paths lead to Heaven’s … Continue reading
Posted in culture, grief, sin, Uncategorized, youth
Tagged culture, ethics, life-styles, politics, sin, suicide, warning, youth
24 Comments
DNA
Jesus (Matt 10:20) says, “the very hairs of your head are numbered!” I’ve heard folks poke fun at that statement by referring to God’s “hair-counters,” pointing out how ridiculous it is to literally believe the Bible. Joking about keeping … Continue reading
LEND AN EAR
Wow! My brain geared up to high speed while I was reading a bit from “To Know His Name.” I’m the writer of that manuscript but I didn’t realize I had written something so profound. This is it: “In the … Continue reading
LERNIN 2 TEX
Eye mist yesturda b cos eye wuz lernin 2 tex. Hoap u mist mee. Eye wunt to lern 2 tex awn 1 uv thoz fancee fones. Houw am eye doin? Eye haf tene-ajers lernin me. Thanx, kidz, 4 yur lernin … Continue reading
Posted in humor, me, texting, Uncategorized
Tagged education, humor, me, spelling, texting
26 Comments