Can Untested Love Be Trusted?
This is the question that lurked in the back of my mind for years. It remains without a definitive answer, but I think the answer is “no.” It is easy to love the loveable. It is easy to love during … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Personal
Seven Year Itch?
I don’t’ know the origin of the “seven year itch.” I didn’t even know what the phrase meant until recently. I gather that along about the seventh year of marriage people start to feel like they need something else. I … Continue reading →
An Unhappy First
I will speak at my first funeral tomorrow. Our pastor is officiating, but I have been asked to speak as well since I am the associate pastor and the deceased is a member of our church. To the extent that … Continue reading →
One Blogger’s Dilemma
i noted this week how many of my tweet’s were technology related and specifically to do with programs of use only to blind people. Maybe one percent of my online friends are blind. Either I’m missing my audience or I … Continue reading →
Thoughts on Ordination
It has taken eight months for me to get around to writing about this, but now feels like the right time. On August 1 of last year, I was officially ordained as associate pastor of our church, Bartimaeus Baptist Temple. … Continue reading →
New Vision
I had the thought before recently, but yesterday Linda and I really talked about it as if it could happen. With the recent advances in medical treatment, particularly around adult stem cells, I have begun to wonder if by that … Continue reading →
A Joyful Prayer
What follows is the journal entry I made this morning. A few years ago I took to writing my journal entries as prayers to God. This one came out of a tough week. I knew when I was given the … Continue reading →
Blind Ambition, Fast Cars, and Walking on Water
I used to go all over the place on my own when I was younger. In recent years having settled down in one place, made friends, gotten older, and gotten married, I increasingly rely on others to get me where … Continue reading →
Considering Good, Evil, and Our Future
The text that follows came from my journal this morning. I think I have mentioned before that I write it to God. For that reason I’ve taken to calling it a prayer journal, and I suppose it is in that … Continue reading →
Desert Flower
I’ve got an idea in my head to eventually move all the material from my dated and neglected web site to the blog and move the blog to the main web site address. Since I’m about to get a new … Continue reading →