Twelve days at the beach in June were relaxing, so much so that Monieca and I’ve actually enjoyed spending a few days of our vacation this month at home. Normally vacation days at home feel like wasted days off – not this year. While home we’ve caught up on some projects we had put off. … Read More »
Chapter Twenty One
During the past three weeks I’ve enjoyed reading one chapter a day in the gospel according to John and sharing with you some of my thoughts. Today is chapter 21, the final chapter in this book written by the disciple whom Jesus loved. What strikes me is the conversation between and Peter and Jesus. After… Read More »
Chapter Eight
A book could be written about this chapter of John’s gospel, but I’m going to focus my comments on four things. One, the story of the woman caught in adultery. After her accusers have left, Jesus says to her in verse 11: “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”… Read More »
War Room: A Must See Movie
Tuesday evening my daughter, Jacqueline, and I saw the movie “War Room” and both of us are giving it a big thumbs up. If you haven’t seen it, you should. You will be inspired, convicted, motivated, challenged, encouraged, corrected, and several other adjectives I could choose. While watching the movie, at times you will find… Read More »
A Starfish and a Stranger
A man I’ve never met and to whom I’ve never spoken sent me an email about 1:30 am this past Monday night / Tuesday morning. He explained that he lived in Tennessee and had gone through a divorce last year. As a believer he had been struggling with the pain and guilt of divorce. “I… Read More »
The Beatles and Forgiveness
For years former Beatle Paul McCartney has held a grudge against the John Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono. In fact he was bitter. The reasons were many. In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he indicated the walls separating them have now been torn down. He said the key to their reconciliation was “time, the… Read More »
Johannes Gutenberg’s Wednesday News & Views
This week’s Wednesday News & Views is dedicated to Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press. With Gutenberg’s development of the printing press in 1450, mass production of written materials became a reality. Books could now be produced and sold by the multiple thousands, a radical departure from what had been the norm. By 1500, printing… Read More »
“My soul is kneeling before God”
Tuesday evening Monieca and I were watching a documentary on the Amish and the 2006 tragedy in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania where a gunman entered a one room Amish school and shot ten beautiful girls, killing five of them. It was not easy to watch and I have to admit I got a little choked up.… Read More »