“Ask your doctor. It could be that xyqimiticinz is for you!” (Please don’t ask for this at your pharmacy. It isn’t there. I hope.) Television commercials are sometimes funny, revolting, or downright ridiculous. The ads touting cures for your ills are all of these. I think there must be a pill for every illness under […]

Ownership
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). So begins one of the most powerful chapters in the Bible. It ties in nicely with one of my favorite songs, “This is my Father’s world.” Sometimes we forget Who is the ultimate authority, Who has final […]

Welcome, Autumn!
Happy first day of autumn to you. Fall is a special season, a time of reflection and a time of anticipation. Yesterday saw quite a bit of activity at my small bird bath in the container garden. First, a beautiful yellow bird, it may have been a goldfinch, stopped in the crepe myrtle. He eyed the fountain, […]

Rain Barrel Dwellers
“Climb up my rain barrel, slide down my cellar door and we’ll be friends forevermore.” So went one of the first songs I learned as a small child. Another song was Tex Ritter’s Walkin’ the Floor Over You. But that’s neither here nor there. Yesterday when I was at Matt and Dawn’s house, she said, […]

Armed With the Word
Christians are in a constant spiritual warfare. Just as the Israelites fought against Amalek, as told in Exodus 14, we too are in a battle against evil. This was the theme of Fran’s Retreat yesterday. Twelve of us gathered at Fran’s house for breakfast, lunch, a video by Kaye Arthur, Bible study and reflection, and […]
We the People
“We the people.” So begins our United States Constitution. This is the day we celebrate that document which is the basis of our Republic. It was written in 1787 and ratified in 1788. It has served us well since 1789 and proclaims that the government exists to serve the people; not the people to serve […]

