Let’s be careful not to fool ourselves. Sometimes I can read something from the scriptures or from a holy writer and I can think I’ve actually incorporated the message into my life….”oh yes, I see that, I understand…great…”. Well it may be a good start, but it’s only a start… I need to follow up … Continue reading “Don’t Kick The Can Down The Road”
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“Pure Joy Is On The Way”
Thoughts about the cross ... about the life of the “church militant” ... about the realities of life in the battle, can take up a majority of my thinking. It seems there’s always something that reminds me that I haven’t “died and gone to heaven”. For example, this morning I discovered a bag of M&M’s from … Continue reading “Pure Joy Is On The Way”
“Multitasking”
In the morning I review my “To-Do List” and set out to wade thru it like a hot knife thru butter. “I’m going to use my well - honed “multitasking skills” to really make progress today.” When I was younger, I do remember at times hearing “you can’t walk and chew gum at the same … Continue reading “Multitasking”
“Let’s Get The Ball Rolling”
Well, here we are…Advent has begun….it’s time to get the ball rolling. I have my plan and need a lot of grace to make it happen…. but I need some momentum. Momentum is important in all phases of life, including the spiritual life. In Physics, “momentum can be defined as "mass in motion. All objects have … Continue reading “Let’s Get The Ball Rolling”
“Urgent In Holiness”
I’ve heard a number of challenging readings over the last few days as we move into the Advent season… “be watchful, have an urgency, be ready, don’t be sleeping when the Lord returns”. Wow, those readings touch a cord in my spirit. I want to be ready when the Lord comes again. I want to … Continue reading “Urgent In Holiness”
“800 Kingsland Avenue“…. My Mount Sinai”
Originally Posted June 11, 2020 I remember it clearly. It was a Saturday afternoon and I was watching the University of Missouri football game… it was a critical moment in the game. Judy rushed in from a day of renewal at our parish with great enthusiasm. She spoke about Jesus, about giving her life to Jesus. … Continue reading “800 Kingsland Avenue“…. My Mount Sinai”
“That’s Not Funny”
Originally Posted June 10, 2020 I wonder if God sometimes kicks back, puts his feet up, and just laughs at the people he created. I’m not talking about the sin and sorrow and suffering of the human race.. which is everywhere…I’m talking about the normal “Joe Blow” who goes about his day to day business. … Continue reading “That’s Not Funny”
“Will We Be Lost In The Shuffle?”
Originally Posted June 9, 2020 If you’ve ever had a window seat flying into Newark airport, you will see below thousands of houses, big and small, one after another, it doesn’t seem to end…. millions of people. It makes me feel very small. I don’t care if I’m flying coach or first class or in a … Continue reading “Will We Be Lost In The Shuffle?”
“Gobble, Gobble, Gobble….”
How many wonderful and beautiful songs have been composed over the years…so many categories from religious to popular, classical, folk .... famous composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Handel, Gershwin, …. wonderful movie composers like John Williams (Star Wars), Ennio Morricone (Mission), James Horner (Braveheart). Then there are composers known to only a few… perhaps a … Continue reading “Gobble, Gobble, Gobble….”
“Have Joy In The Midst of Trials”
Whenever I’m in the middle of a big project, I tend to look to the time when it will be completed… then I can relax … I won’t have the pressure and anxiety that can come with making something happen. I still remember being in the middle of final exams in college…. usually it was a … Continue reading “Have Joy In The Midst of Trials”
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