“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 […]
Sep 24, 2015
Ownership
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“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 […]
Sep 22, 2015
Rain Barrel Dwellers
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“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, […]
Sep 21, 2015
The Low-Down Blues
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Are you ever hit with a case of the dismal, dank and dreadful, low-down blues? It happens to me sometimes and probably happens to all of us. Late yesterday afternoon was one of those times. I felt like howling, just like my neighbor’s dog does . (The only time I’ve heard Nemo howl was when his ears […]
Sep 19, 2015
Armed With the Word
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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 […]
Sep 17, 2015
We the People
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“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 […]
