Originally Posted Jan.20, 2022 We need each other. It’s a blessing when someone stops to help when you’re stranded along the side of the road…. or when you’re sick and a doctor or nurse shows up. If you have a confusing tax issue, thank God for the helpful accountant. Yet outside some pretty defined guidelines … Continue reading “Our Gifts Belong To God”
Author: davetouhillsr
“Discipleship Doesn’t End With The Call”
Originally Posted Jan. 19, 2022 I’d like to put a footnote to yesterday’s BLOG about “going deeper”. The final point made in the God’s Word Among Us article (Jan. 15, 2022) was about being ready. It says, “God is ALWAYS calling us, so we need to be on the alert at all times. We need to … Continue reading “Discipleship Doesn’t End With The Call”
“Ken”
It’s rare to know someone a short time and yet experience deep friendship. We may know people over a lifetime and experience deep friendship, but to experience deep friendship over a few months is not common. How does this happen….what is it that allows this to happen? I met a man a few months ago … Continue reading “Ken”
“Don’t Imitate The Rich Young Ruler”
Originally Posted Jan. 18, 2022 I had cataract surgery a couple of months ago. I know many who have had that surgery, walked out and proclaimed “Eureka …I can see”. Well, I’m shouting eureka with a “small e”. I’m doing pretty well (I’m 20:20), but I’m still figuring out my reading and computer glasses… shifting to … Continue reading “Don’t Imitate The Rich Young Ruler”
“Just Getting Started”
While recently reading a meditation by a Father Simeon, I noticed that he had written a 4 volume commentary on Matthew’s Gospel. No that is not a misprint…. 4 volumes …. 4 volumes on one book of the Bible.... woe. You may have heard of St. Thomas’s Summa. The 5 Volume Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas is divided … Continue reading “Just Getting Started”
“ I’m Hungry ”
St. John Brindisi, great saint and Doctor of the Church, is quoted as saying, “the greatest longing in the spirit of man is the hunger for love.” In some ways that sounds a bit vague or maybe “mushy”. Actually, what does love mean anyway…. aren’t there different types of love… romantic love (eros), friendly love (philia), selfless love … Continue reading “ I’m Hungry ”
“It All Belongs To God”
Originally Posted Jan. 17, 2022 An important consideration one makes approaching retirement, is whether he has enough money to live on during retirement. Not having have a steady income from his job, he will need to live off savings and social security, etc. Hey, if I die young, no problem; on the other hand, if … Continue reading “It All Belongs To God”
“Reject Evil”
Originally Posted Jan. 15, 2022 The gospel passage from Mark , points out how evil is not looking for the truth, but is looking to accuse and murder. In this passage, the Pharisees were looking to accuse Jesus. As soon as Jesus had healed the man with the withered hand, “they went out and immediately … Continue reading “Reject Evil”
“Being Humble… Not So Easy”
I remember my friend Harold telling the story of the man who received a medal for being humble…. but they took it away when he began to wear it. Humility is often difficult to define and identify, especially in ourselves. Just because you’re sitting in the corner with a bag over your head doesn’t mean … Continue reading “Being Humble… Not So Easy”
“Welcome Home”
I remember hearing the story of a missionary returning to the United States after spending a lifetime serving the poor and preaching the gospel in a foreign land. As he was getting ready to exit the plane he notices a huge crowd gathered. “Oh my goodness, they are welcoming me home… I’m overwhelmed… they recognize … Continue reading “Welcome Home”
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