When starting this blog, I was playing around with titles. What would convey the essence of what this blog was about? Perhaps a quirky play on words, I do love a good pun. But then would it be too obscure for people to understand this blog was for them? Did I need to "call a…
Honestly, if you are interested at all in the title, you are probably exactly to whom I am referring. Are you a Christian who likes to think about God, spends time in prayer, likes to read books, study word meanings, is interested in the way the Lord does His work, etc? Then this is probably…
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV How much do you bring Him into your day? How often do you pray, contemplate, sing to, worship, write or paint to, dedicate your daily tasks to, read the…
Today is my day of rest. I stay comfortable and still, as my mind and body heal from the little abrasions of the week. I generally watch something with my almost grown kids, love on my sweetie, eat well and nourishing foods. I dismiss the work that waits for me--it can wait one more day. …
My vision. That is a dangerous precept....that my vision is God's vision. I am not saying it is at all. However, I submit it to Him and to you. May it be found worthy and His plan. My vision is to re-unite learning and faith, science and sacred, intellectual and believing. Re-establishing God as head…
Confession time: I get stuck in my head. I am used to working in my mind. It is my laboratory, my playground, my room. When crises hit, my first instinct is to start gathering information and devising a plan. I work in logic and reason. My motto has always been "Work The Problem". However, like…
"You don't have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body." One of my favorite quotes. The depth of understanding in this astounds me and tickles my mind. When we grasp that we are a soul, and wear a body, it puts our existence into clearer focus. For the Christian, it brings…
A quick reminder/encouragement: The spirit is not some hocus-pocus, theoretical concept, but a part of our actual selves. If it was not, then we would not be saved through Jesus. If we had no spirit, we would have no need of spiritual salvation--our death would be the true end of our existence, like the death…
Just as Descartes set for himself some maxims and principles for his intellectual Christian journey, so should we. May I suggest: I am a Christian, first and foremost. My relationship with God through Jesus overrides all else. My mind is a powerful tool, but not a master of all. If my thoughts or beliefs are…
Yes, there had to be a post about the eclipse. I spent most of the time observing the world around me instead of looking at the sun. I wanted to know what the birds and bugs and humans would do. I used my senses to observe temperature and shadows and chickens. I wanted to immerse…
