At first they’ll ask you WHY you’re doing it, but later they’ll ask HOW you did it.

We’re spending several days thinking together about Those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours. I greatly appreciate the focus in 1st Corinthians 1:2; it’s not you and it’s not me. We…

The multimedia artist Lorna Simpson’s new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, Everrrything, isn’t “about” anything. “Everything is on the table, everything is a mess, everything is at risk,” she says. — Wall St. Journal, 9.25.21

Let’s review. First Corinthians 1:2 addresses all that follows to Those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours Don’t let that word sanctified scare you. It means “set apart to be” or…

God, watch over me when I am at my wit’s end. Strengthen me against bitterness. Forgive my gloomy outlook, and open my eyes so that I can see my situation differently. Thank you for being with me even when I don’t want to be with you. Amen —- Kerri Hefner

By the grace of God, St. Paul was writing about you here: Those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours. (1st Corinthians 1:2) He wrote that about you. Carry that with you…

A pessimist sees the dark tunnel. An optimist sees light at the end of the dark tunnel. A realist sees a freight train. A train engineer just sees three people standing on the track.

Peggy Hurley Wiegand is a long time friend in real life and was an early advocate for LJ4, our son. It’s with her graciously expressed permission that I can share the following with you — While at the doctor’s office today, I was in the infusion room. I had an iron infusion. Three other people…

If you are too tired to speak, sit next to me, because I, too, am fluent in silence. — R. Arnold

Someone out there feels better because you exist. St. Paul put it this way: Every time I think of you, I thank God for you. —- Philippians 1:3 Remember that today.