Unpredictable!

Thur., Feb. 24/22 “I hate having to do this,” I texted my buddy, “but I’m going to have to cancel our plans for coffee this morning. Something’s come up!” “Somethings” do come up, don’t they? You had plans for one thing, got body and mind all set for it, but then. POW! — a “Something”

How to ‘Rise and Shine’

Wed., Feb. 23/22 Did your mom or dad ever say that to you, perhaps some sleepy school day mornings as a child, or the Saturdays when it was your turn to do chores? When you finally surrendered to the summons and swung your feet to the floor how did you do it? What was required?

Trust your ‘Tingle’

Tue., Feb. 22/22 Spiderman was my superhero of choice during my teen years. A teen himself he had typical teen problems. In addition to saving New York (or the world) from similarly super-powered menaces, Peter Parker (Spiderman) had on his heart the guilt of his Uncle Ben’s death, the welfare of his Aunt May, and

If Jesus walked down Main Street…

Mon., Feb. 21/2 If Jesus walked down Main Street, or whatever other name your ‘main’ street may have, would He be pleased or grieved? Would He look with interest at the brightly dressed windows? Would He stop to shop in the fashion store? Would Jesus like a latté along His way? If Jesus walked down

Respect

Fri., Feb. 18/22 The book of 2nd Samuel opens with David learning of the death of Saul by an Amalakite messenger who had been on the scene and who in fact was the agent in finishing off the wounded and agonizing king. This messenger may well have thought himself the bearer of good news to

The Devotion of Hearing

Thur., Feb. 17/22 I’m up, early as usual again. Do my few morning exercises: a few leg stretches, knee bends, kneeling push-ups. Can’t expect much from this besieged old body. But I do what I can, record it when done, and in this way hope to encourage myself on. I was about midway through this

The Effluence of Influence

Wed., Feb. 16/22 Oswald Chambers writes, “The people who influence us the most are… those who live their lives like the stars in the sky and “the lilies of the field”— simply and unaffectedly. Those are the lives that mold and shape us.” – Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, May 18 entry Can

The Invitation…

Tue., Feb. 15/22 A lone ox plods wearily through the mud dragging behind it a burdensome wagon load of hay. It’s back aches from the taskmaster’s whip, and now something worse threatens. The master seeks to place a heavy wooden burden around its neck. No, No, my load is enough, thinks the animal. Surely the

The Aroma of Valentine’s

Why Valentine’s Day? “…it has been suggested that the holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery.” – Encyclopaedia Britannica “Lupercalia originated as a ritual in a rural masculine cult

“Snapchat Dysmorphia”

Fri., Feb. 11/22 An August 2021 report by FinanceBuzz reports that U.S. millennials (persons born from 1981 to 1996) will take more than 25,000 selfies during their lifetimes. This translates to approximately 38 hours annually, more time than that spent walking or engaged in social events.* Google has reported that 93 million selfies are taken