How to Handle a Quarrel? Don’t start one.
Proverbs 17:14 “Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.”
Pass the Vegetables
Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred. Proverbs 15:17
Perspective: Leftovers with Love Rather Than Sirloin with Hatred
Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fatted calf with hatred. Proverbs 15:17
Acting Despite Fear
1 Samuel 16: Samuel did what the Lord told him to do, despite Samuel’s understandable fear of Saul. God chose David, though at first, perhaps, people might wonder why He didn’t pick one of the older sons, but God picked David. What a momentous event. From David would eventually come the line… Read More »
Space Launches and Middle East Turmoil
This country seems constantly to mirror the best and the worst of humanity. A powerful space launch, with expert precision. Yet, we can’t manage simple political dialog without rancor and bare-knuckle street fighting. Brilliant space scenes interrupted with the latest news of Middle East maneuvering and killing. We need the message of Easter more than ever:… Read More »
The Less Fortunate and the Foreigners Among Us
My family is descended from long ago immigrants who came to America before the American Revolution. None of us, as far as I know, became wealthy, but we seem always to have had enough to eat and clothes to wear. With bad timing, perhaps, my parents bought a house just before the Great Depression of… Read More »
Love the Foreigner Residing Among You
Deuteronomy 10:12-22: We are called to treat kindly the foreigner. In the past, the U.S. has done a lot of caring for strangers and have often given them chances to belong and contribute to our country. Please help us continue to welcome strangers, those we are privileged… Read More »