A young man approached Jesus one day, kneeling, and said, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” (Mark 10:17-18) If Jesus speaks truth, and no person is good, who can I write about on a blog calledContinue reading “Who is Good but God?”
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A Line in a Letter
Daddy left exhaustive detail on his estate planning and measures to be taken after he was gone. He had life insurance. “Claim that immediately”, he said, “in case there are problems”. Included under “life insurance” was a line – Employment policy – $9900. He left that job in 1982. Unlike typical life insurance, there wasContinue reading “A Line in a Letter”
What To Wear?
Pandemic life had been proceeding in a rather immutable way for nearly a year when BUMP! It changed in an instant. I got a call from Mom’s nursing home that Mom had fallen and was complaining about her hip and shoulder. After consultation with her doctor, X-rays were ordered. In the meantime, Mom was facedContinue reading “What To Wear?”
Fire and Rain
Oh I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain . . so it goes. Today I see diamonds, positioned all along the bare branches of the blueberries, the lilacs and the apple tree. So many miniature globes sparkling. The sun has not yet come over the mountain, but the sun glow of early morning is enoughContinue reading “Fire and Rain”
Prime Numbers
My husband loves prime numbers. 13 is not unlucky in our house. It’s a thing of beauty. As it happens, he married a woman born on a prime number and all of his kids and grandkids were born on prime numbers. Throw in his mother and mother-in-law and we’ve got him surrounded by primes. Unfortunately,Continue reading “Prime Numbers”
They Did Not Honor Him as God
“They did not honor Him as God.” I awoke with this thought throbbing in my mind. I had been thinking about my mission in life the day before. Romans chapter one includes this statement. Although honoring God is one of my explicit aims as a Christian, I intuitively know that this statement “they did notContinue reading “They Did Not Honor Him as God”
Vanguard Group on the Presidential Election
Before the 2016 presidential election, I read a reflection included in a Vanguard Group annual report or prospectus on the impact the election would have on investments. The reflection was tilted towards Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton as best for investors.Today I received an email from Vanguard with a blog post titled “What the ElectionContinue reading “Vanguard Group on the Presidential Election”
No Chemotherapy for President
In 2016, our incumbent president was promoted by fellow evangelical Christians as a form of chemotherapy for the nation. There were ills to be solved, and he would solve them. His character didn’t matter, they said. “We don’t need a pastor-in-chief.” Rather, the only things that did matter were issues such as abortion, socialism andContinue reading “No Chemotherapy for President”
Whatever is Good 