Life is never perfect. Problems come. Sometimes, we can see their causes in our poor choices, but most of the time our struggles just seem to happen. In job loss, in grief, in rejection, in accidents, we can blame no one. We search for a reason, thinking that will help. It doesn’t. No explanation…
Reading Rev. Wilson’s reflection on a retirement party took me back to my own celebration in 2009. I remember being surrounded by family and friends. In some ways their kind words about the good things they had experienced with me felt like a funeral eulogy. The difference was I was alive and present to receive…
Illustrator Lois Having Fun Working on “Rajah Finds His Wisdom” . One of my favourite verses from the Hebrew Bible, the “Old Testament,” contains the words of the prophet Jeremiah: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm…
A Tribute to Grandparents My submission to Author’s Showcase has been accepted and posted. I’m excited about people in Britain reading my story. In addition, they added an advertisement…
This day’s reflection is really an announcement, an announcement I’ve been waiting several years to make. Yay!!!! I’m thrilled to introduce to you my new children’s book for ages 4-8, titled “Rajah Finds His Wisdom”. For me it is always a leap of faith to introduce a new book. Barring any unexpected events, Rajah will…
Joy Comes At Every Age Easter has come and gone and left me thinking about the word “Joy.” An internet search of the meaning of the word, “Joy” gives what is sometimes called “Biblical Joy.” You can look that up yourself. At present, I’m thinking about what I call “God’s Joy,” that feeling, that emotion…
We are down to the last sentence of the “Lord’s Prayer”. “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory, Amen.” Matthew 6:9-13, does not include this sentence. Why, then, did many of us, particularly Protestants, add this sentence? To find an answer, I did some research on Google and found this…
Lead Us Not Into Temptation “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.” (Luke 4:1) Some scholars interpret Luke 4:1 as God’s Holy Spirit leading Jesus into the wilderness where God knew he would be tempted or tested. Jesus turned…