“When you knock on a door, be courteous in your greeting. If they welcome you, be gentle in your conversation. If they don’t welcome you, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way. You…

Don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always…

With gratitude to Bill Pyatt —- EXCERPT There continue to be more similarities than differences between the cohort of disaffiliating churches and the total pool of United Methodist churches. But disaffiliating churches are disproportionately in the Southeastern and South Central…

This has come my way from too many people to try and list them. Let’s listen —- To the church of my youth, What the hell did you expect me to do? You told me to love my neighbors, to…

John Newton, famous for the song Amazing Grace, (but check out a bit of history, both his own and also that song’s melody), is credited also with this — If ever I reach heaven, I expect to find three wonders…

Jasmine Star; here we are —- On occasion, I write a letter to my daughter, sharing what (little) I know of the world in hopes she knows there’s a perfect purpose for her life. Can I share the letter with…

This was supposed to be with a Reel that celebrated a youth orchestra conductor. But I couldn’t get it to transfer. HOWEVER! (and as Frank O. Pinion said, “In life there’s always a However”) It started me thinking about all…

While researching something else, I came across these in the Comment section of the obituary of a friend I met late in his life. They’re too good not to share with you here — He did what he loved until…

Interesting advice, from somewhere besides my notebook, but I don’t know where — “When you knock on a door, be courteous in your greeting. If they welcome you, be gentle in your conversation. If they don’t welcome you, quietly withdraw.…

Same as before: lemme get outa the way — EXCERPT: Working in retirement, whether through consulting, part-time roles or pursuing a new career, offers valuable benefits that can help mitigate identity loss. Engaging in meaningful work allows you to maintain…