Onward…and Upward? The new year: 2024; we’ve celebrated the turn of the calendar: one more revolution around the sun. Now what? That’s the question isn’t it? For many Americans the next big thing is the Super Bowl. Even if you’re not a football fan—or a sports fan —you know about the Super Bowl. It’s an …
Time for a Break I’m taking a couple of weeks off, with the next post scheduled for January 12. I hope for God’s blessings on all who are reading this blog and look forward to a continuing correspondence with you. Bless the name of the Lord!
It’s that time of year again; anticipated since Halloween, inaugurated at Thanksgiving; and now it’s upon us: Christmas time! It’s a great time to celebrate, to entertain, to relax, sort of; to engage in the great American pastime: to shop!
This is the beginning of a line from the story, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” I guess the Disney movie uses “Magic Mirror on the Wall” but the original story uses “Mirror, Mirror.”
That’s a line from a movie; a Western to be specific. And the remark was made by an older man in response to his younger partner. They’d both been involved in the killing of a man who had disfigured a prostitute.
Getting to know someone isn’t an easy process. I’m speaking in general terms here. Whatever the circumstances are for getting to know someone; whether it’s a relationship pertaining to a job, a sports team, a club, a church, or a spouse, it usually—maybe always—involves significant effort.
These are strange times. Weather events, earthquakes, war, political strife; everything, and I mean everything seems to be in flux. There’s nothing that’s sure, nothing we can count on these days; at least that’s how it appears—if you’re paying attention.
For most American Christians the Old Testament is probably the more neglected part of scripture. The New Testament—apart from the Revelation of John and Hebrews—is easier to read.
Years ago, a friend of mine was so burdened over the predicament of the lost—meaning those who didn’t know the Lord—that he fabricated a life-sized cross and dragged it along a road to demonstrate what Jesus had done for us all when He was crucified.
“CAUTION,” “HAZARDS AHEAD” We’ve all seen signs like these somewhere; they get our attention. What they’re saying is: beware, pay attention, look at what you’re doing, be ready for what’s ahead.