Perhaps we have seen the young child on their birthday or at Christmas eagerly ripping the wrapping paper off a gift. And though they may show some excitement over what is uncovered, the first is quickly tossed aside to rip into the next and the next and the next until, perhaps, the look on their face seems to imply, “Is that all? Where’s the … [Read more...] about THE PRESENT!
Wisdom
I KNOW!
There is much I do not know. There are questions for which I do not have the answers. There are things I have come to see for which I have no explanation. There are moments in life when I feel I do not have the words to provide an adequate description for others. Though I continue to learn more and there are many things I have come to understand, there … [Read more...] about I KNOW!
FOUR-WAY FOCUS!
As Jesus addressed the subject of prayer in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 6:5-15), He provided an example of elements which can be included in prayer. He did not provide this prayer as necessarily a prayer to be prayed, but as a model of what prayer ought to be like; an example of appropriate prayer. We read. . … [Read more...] about FOUR-WAY FOCUS!
WELL THEN!
The English idiom “Well, I declare!” is noted as an expression of surprise or even incredulity in response to hearing the news of or a statement regarding something. It is synonymous to “Well, imagine that.” When something is declared, something is being made known, and when that is something of significance, … [Read more...] about WELL THEN!
CONCLUSION TO CONCLUDE!
Some people dabble at this and dabble at that in life while seeming to not learn much in the process. In a seeming experiment on life -- in searching to learn by personally trying to experience as much variation as possible -- the right conclusion is not always met. The way some approach life leaves them with a sense … [Read more...] about CONCLUSION TO CONCLUDE!
