Mark 7:1-3, Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash, they found wash their hands in a... Continue Reading →
Beat Up!
Just like NU today... A few weeks back a SSB faithful attendee told me that he loved attending church (worship) at SSB. I thanked him and asked him why? He said because “I get beat up!” “I come here to get beat up and walk out feeling good about it!” He talked about how through the week he drifts... Continue Reading →
Grateful or Thankful?
What Is Gratitude? verywellmind.com Gratitude is a positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative and is associated with several mental and physical health benefits. When you experience gratitude, you feel grateful for something or someone in your life and respond with feelings of kindness, warmth and other forms of generosity. Grateful or thankful? dictionary.cambridge.org We use grateful to talk about... Continue Reading →
Ashland Ahead
I have had many of you ask about the Ashland project as to my reasoning and longevity and as the elders have said over and over, I/we don’t have clear answers – just ideas. This could come together in less than a year or it could be a long haul. Janet’s week at Brookstone reinforced both... Continue Reading →
Ahead
I’m listening to a popular TV preacher “refute” the idea of a rapture. He has read from Luke 19 and Matthew 24 and launched into “mocking” those who believe in “two comings.” While I don’t profess to have this prophecy thing all figured out, I have spent some 50 years working on it and not as... Continue Reading →
Days at Brookstone
After a total shoulder replacement surgery, Janet’s legs didn’t recover well and it became necessary for her to go to a rehab facility for some therapy and recovery. While it was not the original plan, nor what she wanted, it proved to be a rich time with people. Shortly after arriving, a voice from the hallway called... Continue Reading →
September 14, 1814
Today is remembered as the day that Francis Scott Key penned what would become a very, very famous poem later declared to be our country’s national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner." We don’t think much about the event that provoked the writing of the poem when I think that we should. I believe that it... Continue Reading →
Sept. 11
Today we remember the terrifying, evil, destructive attack on our country and on our well-being. We remember the four hijacked airlines that brought down the two World Trade Centers and a portion of the Pentagon (the fourth plowed into the Pennsylvania countryside - Todd Beamer’s “Let’s Roll”). What a momentous morning for the United States! What... Continue Reading →
Israel in Egypt
Genesis 15:13-14, will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions… Strangers in a land not theirs: Exodus 12:40-41, Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and... Continue Reading →
Taught MANY Things
I’ve been stuck for a few weeks in the feeding of the 5,000 men and especially in Mark 6:33-36: But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 