Psalm 61 and 62, Isaiah 51: 1-12, Galatians 4::12-20, Mark 8:1-10https://linktr.ee/tomsims For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the… Continue reading

Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash It’s not always a problem to get a lot of boos from the crowd. Sometimes it’s a badge of honor because what you’ve said is truth, and it resonates, and it goes against the spirit… Continue reading

The years go by so much faster than they used to. Days start with great expectations and we accomplish less than we set out to accomplish and sometimes more and usually more than we think and we step back and… Continue reading

We see "Both Sides Now" once we've had the time and attention to pay attention and … when we really see, we know that there is much more to see than we know or can know. And by the way,… Continue reading

I Corinthians 13  If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge… Continue reading

I responded to a question on a Q and A online forum and I was surprised at my own answer. Someone asked if we wanted to be remembered when we were gone and I answered what follows. I must say,… Continue reading

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Today's Readings from the Common Revised Common Lectionary https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2040%2C%20psalm%2054%2C%20Isaiah%2050%3A1-11%2C%20Galatians%203%3A15-22%2C%20Mark%206%3A47-56&version=NRSVUE,NIV,MSG,ESV,NLT Share on or from YouTube: https://youtu.be/-IkUABAt6Fc Continue reading

Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Please accept and embrace redundancy here as these are collected thoughts of mine through the years and, while the people may be mentioned more than once, each reflection is slightly different. There may also be… Continue reading