Monthly Archives: November 2009

I heard a man on TV some time back talking about seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. He said it filled him with a sense of awe and made him feel thankful. I watched a TV commercial where people stood around a table of food and everyone said something for which they were thankful. Both of those made me stop and think about where people are. The man gazing at the Grand Canyon was an atheist – but he felt thankful. So I wondered to whom is an atheist thankful? His thankfulness was a call from God. And for those gathered around the dinner table with family – who are they thankful to for all they have? Could the blessings be a calling card from God? Continue reading →

The sixth-century church leader, Gregory the Great, is often credited with listing the “seven deadly sins,” which include pride, anger, envy, greed, sloth, gluttony, and lust. In 2005 a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) conducted a poll asking respondents if this list was still relevant for today’s society. Of Gregory’s original list of seven sins, only greed was still considered a “relevant sin.” Continue reading →

Locked in my room – trapped – sick with the flu _____That’s supposed to happen to others and not to you Coughing and groaning and blowing my nose _____My head full of poetry where usually there’s prose God please deliver … Continue reading →

‘Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good…’ Galatians 6:9-10 Continue reading →