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

What does it mean "to bless?" How do we bless? Here is an acronym for what it might mean for us to bless others. B = Being. We first bless by being who and what we are. It is our… Continue reading

We are called to pray, not just for our friends or allies, but for all people. That call embraces an open-ended expectancy that is divorced from agenda and most preconceptions and is biased toward reconciling love. Relief print of Daniel's prayer… Continue reading