Photo credit: Pixabay.com There is no credible proof of her ancestry nor of the claims that she was a prostitute before meeting Christ. Some, like the writer of the popular streaming series titled, The Chosen, have embellished the theory that her alleged sexual depravity made her vulnerable to possession of the devil. There is no factual, scriptural... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Pixabay.com I remember clearly the winter’s night my ten-year-old brother was reading a book that stirred in him an empathy I had not seen before. (After all, he was a younger brother!!) We were reading books on our living room floor, a happy night’s entertainment before television entered our lives. Our rural school in... Continue Reading →
Not much has been happening these days at the White House with the First Pets, Commander, the dog and Willow, the cat. But we sneaked into the First Family’s living room where the pets get together each day and share their adventures. We record these for our blog because they are very insightful from a... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Pixabay.com College graduation season has just finished, and our enthusiastic, young graduates are out looking for work to jump start the careers for which they trained. I noticed all the TV ads that wished our grads success. There were clips of the classes marching into Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance their faces absolutely radiant with joy. There... Continue Reading →
Hmmm. So, what is the secret of a good life? Free life on an ocean shore surfing all day? Having lots of wealth allowing exotic travel, enjoying a massive home in the Hampstead or the coasts in Florida and the Carolinas? Maybe living part time in Italy or the alcoves of France and European countries? Hmmm. Again, what is wealth? Does it... Continue Reading →
My Dad loved all sports. That seems to be the quality that most dads have and pass on to their offspring. Conversational dinners at our house consisted of rehashing whatever seasonal championships were underway, which players were advancing in stats or being exchanged for other players or in a slump. The scores of games were dissected with the... Continue Reading →
So many pundits and revered political commentators have been bemused by the recent polls that show that President Biden is low in the polls—now get this—due to age. They gloss over his achievements and his constant traveling to meet other national leaders on the global scene, some in dire circumstances such as President Volensky of... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Pixabay.com Stuck? Feel like you’re coasting in a fog? Bored? Caught in a revolving door? Up to your knees in quicksand or simple mud? Wish you had a better job? A better house? More ‘stuff’ you can’t afford? Going through the motions of attending church but not getting anything out of it? I... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Pixabay.com In my work as a retreat director and spiritual director, I have been confronted recently with certain questions that are based on a general disposition of a disturbed and, in some cases, deeply confused mind concerning the divisions rampant in society as never before. The question usually asked is: “How can I... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Pixabay.com It is finally Spring!!! Join me in the outdoors wandering under Flowering Dogwoods, Magnolias, and the breath-taking Forest Pansy Redwood. Laugh with the dancing daffodils, mischievous lilac bushes, play hide-and-seek with the shy violets. I admire some of my sisters in Cincinnati who are experts on the wildflowers glorifying our woods and... Continue Reading →
