Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. – Romans 12:11    Half-heartedness is the curse of mediocrity. It is the spirit of lukewarm faith that so offended Jesus about the church of Laodicea in the book of Revelation.… Continue reading

Christian Affection Romans 12:10a – Be kindly affectioned one toward another with brotherly love; There are three kinds of love described in the New Testament through the use of three different Greek words. The first is mandated in Romans 12:9… Continue reading

  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. – Romans 12:9  There is much in the world that disguises itself as love. Out of the noisy menagerie of voices declaring what true love… Continue reading

William F. Lloyd was born in 1835 and most we would agree that his times have passed. Yet, he understood the ultimate secret of time management when he penned the words below that would be set to music by George Kingley. Inspired… Continue reading

Sluggards and sloths have a tough life … at least their human counterparts do. We sit … and wait for something to move us. But nothing does. We wait some more. Nothing. Then it occurs to us that maybe, just… Continue reading

Gotta Go (Written in a moment when I had to go) Sometimes on the phone, Sometimes in person, Often on-line, Occasionally when knocking on the door of the privy, Always first thing in the morning … Gotta go! When the… Continue reading

Cosmos! Vastness … Heavens declaring the glory of God …. Wonder … Magnificence … Mind boggling awe … Playful grace … Awesome power … I'm glad to live here too … wherever we are … centered in His love! Continue reading

Profundities – Number 1 If I ever write a book of profound thoughts, it will be a collection of deep thinking collected in unlikely places like the thought that passed through my hollow, shallow brain the other day in the… Continue reading

Deep thoughts … I have them … They are quite deep … And, they are covered with hard pan … Many pounds … tons of hard pan … I need something stronger than a shovel to get to them …… Continue reading

My tongue became en-lodged in my cheek in a recent posting … It took some doing, but … We were able to extract it … Though still a bit sore … And gravitating toward the cheek … I think it… Continue reading