On Sunday evening, May 24, Eric Metaxas played an interview he had with Ravi Zacharias in July of 2019 (Ravi died May 19, 2020 of a rare untreatable cancer at the age of 74). Ravi told about his attempt at suicide in his homeland of India using poisons that put him in the hospital for... Continue Reading →
Thinking of Jesse Buttermore shipping her sons off to war... All eight boys would have sat at the crystal set on December 8, 1941 to hear President F. D. Roosevelt declare war on the Axis powers that had just brutally attacked Pearl Harbor. I don’t know the dates nor the order but within a year... Continue Reading →
We come to Memorial Day weekend and the annual prod to think about those who have parted having touched our lives. And so many now gone did touch our lives directly and indirectly and some very powerfully – one thinks of parents foremost here. How sad that we don’t appreciate enough their sacrifices, wisdom, and love... Continue Reading →
And some people need a face covering! I mean, some people just aren't as pleasing to look on as others. Any covering is a large improvement! OK, you know I am kidding. (Man looks on the outward, God looks on the heart.) OK, face coverings due to COVID-19... I have encountered strong, very strong, opinions about... Continue Reading →
The Omaha World-Herald headline for May 21, 2020: “Nursing Home Where Five have Died has Spotty Record.” The subtitle was: “Five residents at Life Care Center of Elkhorn die, citied in the past for deficiencies.” I trust that I am not speaking out defending a bad situation, but I was troubled by the headlines about […]
“All we need is love!” “Love covers a multitude of sins.” “Love is the greatest.” “True love.” “God is love.” “Love one another.” “Love is kind.” “Love your enemies.” “Love makes the world go round.” “Love your neighbor as yourself.” You recognize that most of those sayings are found in the Bible. I suggest that over the past half century or... Continue Reading →
War is always ugly – and some aspects are beyond ugly – some aspects of war are evil. I have three bones in my craw. Bone #1: I have long struggled with Grant’s order to Sherman to ravage the land from Atlanta to Savannah during the Civil War. Sherman created a swath 60 miles wide of total destruction... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, Al Douglas’ childhood friend, Ewan, (yet a close friend as Al received an email from him just 2 hours prior), was struck and killed while riding his bicycle. On Monday, a 16-year-old boy drowned while swimming with six friends near North Platte. I’m reminded of the four girls killed in a fiery car wreck... Continue Reading →
Just this week I had another discussion about driving the speed limit – this one with a non-believer. He claimed that he followed the posted limit but the expression on his wife’s face told another story. But, the argument is, the police allow five over. So why not drive five or so over? Because the law says... Continue Reading →
Mother, you have left me, promoted to God’s throne room You embraced Jesus as Savior about the time I was born You wanted a church on a mission – young lives to groom While searching you came to know Jesus as your salvation horn You were diligent to personally know and follow Jesus Your... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 