Pastor Tom's Community

Reflections

  • Substantive Faith

    Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1 is substantive and evidential in an of itself. Does that suggest that faith in anything proves the thing? Yes and no. Yes, faith, because of divine and universal principles set in motion from the time… Continue reading

  • Just a Word

    You are the best you there is.There is no competition.You can do it better than anyone.No one can take your place.Along with that dynamic truth there are two,Seemingly contradictory, but ultimatelyParadoxical and mysterious:You are not yet the best you can… Continue reading

  • Yes! I Went to the Potholes

    For whatever reason, perhaps knowing that Pastor Dave Wainscott would encourage me to do so, I went to the potholes. It was a mile down and a mile back. I was there long enough for all the kids at camp… Continue reading

  • I Am Back

    It is good to be back even if no one knew you were gone and even if you enjoyed where you went. Back is a wonderful place and suggests that there is somewhere we belong. So I am back which… Continue reading

  • Greetings from Camp Sierra

    I have a laptop and internet access here at Camp Sierra, but little time and the kids are our priority. This is the first opportunity I’ve had to post anything and it will be short. I’ll post something on top… Continue reading

  • The Big Deal about Father’s Day

    I’ll be heading for the mountains till next Saturday, so I won’t be posting till then. It’s all about camp. From today till Wednesday, we will have 6th-8th graders and from Wednesday through Saturday, 3rd – 6th graders. It is… Continue reading

  • Ruth Graham – On to Glory

      Ruth Bell Graham now knows what we will have to wait to find out. She knows what it is to stand in the presence of the Lord she has loved and served all these years, free of pain, young… Continue reading

  • Network Marketing Update

    I am here primarily to write and to encourage people in ministry, network marketing, and other entrepreneurial endeavors. If that is all I do, that is fine. A few years back while I was preparing to turn 50, I asked… Continue reading

  • On Fear, Faith, and Failure – RIPE-O with TYPEOS

    Feeding and Starving You have heard that fear is false evidence appearing real. I thought I’d off a few more and it is an exercise for me because I am thinking them up as I type: Faith-less Energy Acting ProudFuture… Continue reading

  • Just an Encouragement

    Life is an adventure of discovery and becoming.Every reach beyond our reach moves us toward the prize.We grieve; we grow; we are grateful.We laugh; we love; we lift each other above the losses and longings.We live and in our living,… Continue reading