As I write this, Isaac has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is headed toward Mississippi and Arkansas. If you pay any attention to these storms, you come to the realization (sooner or later) that unpredictability is one of their central features. For all of our tracking and technology, our models and projections, weContinue reading “Sunshine Or Storms”
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Some Truths About Time
I have three things to say about time. The first you probably won’t care for, the second is helpful in an explanatory sort of way, but the last truth makes up for whatever deficiencies the other two might possess. The first truth is that you are probably older than you think. Although we tend notContinue reading “Some Truths About Time”
Some Thoughts On Restoration
There was once a political group called Recreate ’68. In 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. So was Bobby Kennedy. Then there were the riots at the Democratic National Convention. Which part of 1968 did they wish to recreate? I think the above illustrates not just the problem with slogans (i.e., their superficiality), but how sometimes they can evenContinue reading “Some Thoughts On Restoration”
Seizing The Day
Sunday morning my message will be about Giving the Day to Jesus. In the course of my preparation, I came across some great quotes. Most of these are from http://www.quotegarden.com/carpe-diem.html. I encourage you not to rush through them—they’re some real pearls of wisdom here but most of them call for some examination and reflection. Sunday, we’ll lookContinue reading “Seizing The Day”
Seedtime And Harvest
For those with young children, life goes by at an absolute blur. Between raising children, school, school activities, other activities, jobs—there’s just not enough time, energy, or anything else! You make it through the day only to have to get up and do it all over again tomorrow. There is, of course, that occasional break when youContinue reading “Seedtime And Harvest”
Scattered
I had been at the hospital visiting a dear friend who didn’t have much longer to live. As I stepped out into the parking lot, the cold bleak sky mirrored what seemed to me to be the mood of the world. Scattered across the pavement was what looked like a complete deck of playing cards. It struck meContinue reading “Scattered”
Meaningful Beauty
I saw an infomercial recently for a product called Meaningful Beauty. It’s a skin care product and the entire presentation reminded me of how much our culture worships youth and youthful appearances. On one level the whole commercial and its claims were so absurd it was funny. At another level I thought of all of theContinue reading “Meaningful Beauty”
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
I don’t often do this kind of thing, but this site is called A Taste of Grace, and there are some people who are giving just that to others in great need. I’m speaking of the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation. Here is the link to their website: http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/home/ In essence, it is a network of volunteerContinue reading “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep”
Not Far
The moon is an average of 238,855 miles away from us. The sun is 93 million miles away. The planet Uranus is 1,783,939,400 miles from earth. All of these are things that are very far from us. And while it’s true that away is away and “a miss is as good as a mile,” it’s also true that toContinue reading “Not Far”
Minding Our Mouths
Talk radio is what happens when entertainment and civility meet and civility loses. I’m painting with a big brush here so make whatever qualifications you need to but after you’ve done that, I think the truth will remain that, on the whole, the medium currently trends toward the following values: Of course, you can alwaysContinue reading “Minding Our Mouths”
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