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If I am ever sick of Christians, it is because they are my family and families get on each others nerves from time to time.

The Importance of Self-Examination Edison and his searchlight cart in 1915, from the Smithsonian. Public Domain “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you …” -II Corinthians 13:5. “… Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins…

Let’s focus on the word, “HEALTH.”

The image was chosen to get your attention, not to imply that all religions are the same. Everyone knows that while most have some common themes, they are unique and have their own theologies, concepts of God, and core teachings, and values.   This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr…

Abundance is the atmosphere of generosity. It is the expectation rather than the exception. A bit of Paul, a bit of me, and a bit of Les Brown.

If I do not tell you when I wrote this or who was in power, will it help? It should not matter. I have lived through thirteen administrations and this has always been my approach.

  “Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.” – Joshua 4:7 If, with…

  Photo by Pavel Kalenik on Unsplash   How to Be Rigidly Flexible About Time First Posted in 2006 Let me start by saying that I only have a few minutes to compose this entry. The fact that I have any time flexibility at all is because I was rather rigid about planning my day…

Photo by Kalea Morgan @kaleamorgan   Living Justly in an Unjust World   The blog I've not written, but know that I must has a title and a theme thus, a thrust … to be just.   In a word it is to love that which is above us, surrounds us, envelops us, has created…

    Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash   The congregation of Israel in the desert knew that the sun was hot and bright. yet, God warns them not to worship the sun, or anything else in creation.   "I am a consuming fire," God iterates.   Is God jealous?   He says so, but…