I got this via Kristen Grant (with my highlights again) — Something to think about…. What if you were a single parent with a child . You work full time for $14.00 hr. You bring home roughly $800 .00 per…

An online friend named Ed wrote this earlier this week and it’s too good not to share with you – – – I just found a picture of my mom taken in 1940. I can’t help but wonder where will…

COPIED —- Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife, but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he…

My wife is gone, my girl is gone, my books are loaned, my clothes are worn, I gave away a car; and all that happened years ago. Mind & matter, love & space are frail as foam on beer. —Gary…

What a long, strange week it’s been. Especially here. You and I’ve been hammered by Bonhoeffer — “Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God.” And as was said long before Bonhoeffer came along, “You’re…

“Who am I kidding? My favorite thing is working. “As to my retired friends: Not only do I enjoy their availability, but I learn a lot from their example. Liberated from their toils, these old pals are the unwitting canaries…

Tragically, the end result of much of Christianity indicates that title is our goal. Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s quote doesn’t stop there. But too often we do. And that hurts. Lots. Join me in praying for forgiveness. And let’s meet back here…

Mary John Dye’s intro —- I have prayed fervently that our organized critics would focus on their opportunities instead of persistent criticism/undermining of the UMC. I will keep praying. Until that day, for the sake of people who unquestioningly believe…

With gratitude to Scott Moon for pointing me to this from Kim Mitchell – – – If you begin to see certain articles that the United Methodist Church is no longer Wesleyan, I would ask you to follow the history…

Day Three with this line from our late friend Dietrich Bonhoeffer — “Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God.” Scotty Smith, he of several other stories of mine from my sojourn among the Presbyterian…