Sometimes the Bible’s wisdom seems to be total fantasy. The story of Esau returning home hungry and trading his future for a bowl of soup has always seemed ridiculous to me. Who would be so foolish as to trade his inheritance, his future for a bowl of soup? And what relative or friend would be…
Journaling has been my major form of meditation for over forty years. Often when I can’t sleep, I get up, sit in my favourite chair, drink a cup of warm milk and write down the thoughts racing through my mind. I journal what has happened in the past or might happen in the future. I…
With God Anything Is Possible! We are on the road!!! In the daily reflection from Keene United Church, Rev. Nancy Wilson sent the words of “We Shall Be Free” sung by Garth Brooks and written by Brooks and Stephanie Davis. Their vision of our world is my hope and dream. It makes life worth living….
Our Wildest Dreams Since my knee replacement May 5th, I’ve been struggling to regain my morning Bible meditation and journaling time. Last Sunday, when I was leading worship at Bridgenorth United, my sermon/reflection was titled, “Dust on the Bible.” As you can imagine, my message was to remind my listeners of the wonder and…
You Are Magnificent Last week one wonderful child named Quinn came forward at Coe Hill for the time set apart for children and those who have retained the child within. She was visiting at her grandma and grandpa’s so they brought her to church. Together we looked at my book, Rajah Finds His Wisdom. On…
Nature – Visions of God The last few days I’ve been planting the flowers for my writing sanctuary. When we bought the house, the deck outside the kitchen had a smaller, narrower space five steps down. Too narrow for a picnic table, it was really just a walkway into the back yard. A few years…
Series about my New Knee This week I plan to set up a page with all the blogs around my experience of receiving a new knee. It is my hope that my thoughts and experiences will be helpful for others who are waiting for the same surgery. I have learned so much in this process….
The great rock and roll singer, Tina Turner, died last week. On a website about her: https://www.tina-turner.nl/ she is quoted as saying: “The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself — something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered”. In all of…