Psalm 118:24 starts like this — This is the day the Lord has made — how are you gonna finish it?

A friend recently told me this – – – How does Satan distract us? A three word mantra: Anything but God.

COPIED from a copy of a copy, etc. – – – “This morning on my way to work, I followed a car with a sign in the back window that said:“Learning stick. Sorry for any delay.” Knowing that, I stayed…

Cannot say enough good about this — https://www.barrons.com/?mod=WSJ_NavHat&mod=WSJ_NavHat

It’s too late to change yesterday.

Find happiness in — letting go of what was enjoying what is looking forward to what’s next — copied from somewhere long ago, and not bad advice, not bad at all

What say you? – – – “Sometimes God is glorified when sick saints get well. But more often than not, God is glorified when sick saints die well.” — Voddie Baucham — RSVP

Mary Oliver’s work comes my way often. Friends, quotes in articles and books, references in podcasts and more bring her insights to my attention. Patty even got me a book of hers that’s excellent. One question of Mary Oliver’s resonates,…

With gratitude to several influential people in my past, all of whom have gone on ahead of the rest of us — Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like…

When I was in seminary, confronting and overcoming our alexithymia was an undertone in several classes, a regular part of supervised ministry experiences, and felt central to Clinical Pastoral Education. Especially for guys. I wonder what’s happened to us? And…