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Blog Posts
“While I Was Weeping, I Saw The Lord”
Weeping can bring healing
“And They Turned To The Lord”
Wow, Peter lived a very exciting life.
“Will Anyone Remember Me”
Today is the 68th anniversary of my father’s death. He died on April 21, 1956. Born in 1904, he would be 120 years old this year….”getting up there”. Time with my dad, circa 1947 I wonder if people will remember me in 2066, when I would be 120 years old ? Will they remember that … Continue reading “Will Anyone Remember Me”
“ Boy, I’d Look Good In A New Car”
Originally Posted Apr. 20, 2020 There’s a song called “Even If”, by the group MERCY ME, that captures a truth about how God answers prayer sometimes YES and sometimes NO. "Looking Good..." “I know You're able and I know You canSave through the fire with Your mighty handBut even if You don'tMy hope is You alone” It has to … Continue reading “ Boy, I’d Look Good In A New Car”
“Exactly As It Should Have Been”
Answers that were not expected, but were better than expected....
“Houston, We Have A Problem”
Originally Posted April 23, 2020 Perspective is “having a sense of proportion, knowing the relative importance of things”. It helps you navigate thru problems and life, especially in making decisions, in knowing what’s important and what’s not. It helps you know when to “go back to the drawing board and when to pull the plug”. … Continue reading “Houston, We Have A Problem”
“Novelties Don’t Satisfy”
I was struck by a phrase from a John Janaro article on Evelyn Waugh’s conversion to the Catholic faith. It reads, “After WWI the traditional past seemed swept away by a cataclysmic war. At the same time, (they) were pulled in every direction by the brave new world of technological mastery, by rapid changes that promised … Continue reading “Novelties Don’t Satisfy”
“Knowing The Future”
Originally Posted April 21, 2020 I saw an article recently that probed whether people want to know the future. “For nearly every question, the majority of participants said they wouldn't want to know the answer. The issues ranged from serious to mundane and included when they or their partner would die, what they would die … Continue reading “Knowing The Future”
“It Ain’t Over, ‘Till It’s Over”
Originally Posted April 20, 2020 Recently I found myself using one of Yogi Berra’s “Yogi-isms” when talking to some of my elderly friends. I told them…. "I’m not coming to your funeral, unless you come to mine.” Being a longtime St. Louis Cardinal fan, I usually don’t make a list of other team’s great players. But … Continue reading “It Ain’t Over, ‘Till It’s Over”