Reflections

Longer essays, meditations, and thoughtful wanderings from The Spirit Observer.

  • Premiere of Slinkk and Stinkk

    Premiere of Slinkk and Stinkk

    The Kitties of Sky Village Slinkk and Stinkk: The Kitties of Sky Village Books I and II available now on Amazon. Cat Tails Sometimes you write a story. But cats tell the best stories. The latter was the case with Slinkk and Stinkk: The Kitties of Sky Village. The cats told the story, which Sniffer…

  • America’s Child: The Future of Hope

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder- The Prophet Isaiah 9:6 A Child is Born According to the U.S. Census, a minority baby born in the U.S. next year will turn of voting age when minorities outnumber whites in the U.S.…

  • The Perfect Cause for the Rich

    Forces the Poor to Pay for Their Own Charity Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not…

  • A Tale of AI “Friendly Class & Happy Closings”

    Though we are insured with an excellent insurance carrier, at times I like to get a quote for our home and auto coverage. As a retired commercial and personal lines insurance adjuster, I am somewhat familiar with coverage exposures and coverages. Today we discuss a personal experience with AI in insurance and some key information…

  • No Prisoner Beyond God’s Love

    Jesus Christ was tortured in a notorious Roman prison, was crucified and died. On the third day he rose from the dead. Even today Jesus appears and extends his love to the darkest prison, where no prisoner is beyond His reach, even to us. He is Risen! No prisoner is beyond the reach of God’s love.…

  • Abuelo’s Final Sacrifice

    Inspired by True Events Deported to Havana After a Life in the U.S. Abuelo arrived in Miami, Florida as a 10 year-old political refugee from Havana, Cuba, fleeing with his family the terror of Castro. From age 10 to 20, Abuelo picked citrus 10 hours a day, loading crates that weighed more than he. Unable to…

  • The Day the Easter Bunny Came to Church

    Standing for the truth makes us roar! Have you ever been placed in a position where telling the truth cost you? As I pastored my second church in a farming community in rural Arizona in the early 1990’s, a new epidemic swept the land — AIDS, and the fear associated with it. We thought we…

  • Chock Full o’ MAGA Nuts

    A Texas politician was accused of selling his soul to MAGA for one vote.“That’s outrageous,” he said. “I turned down a yacht, a helicopter, and a private island.”“So what changed your mind?”He looked down, ashamed.“Roasted pecans from Buc-ee’s.”In Texas, even the men who sell their souls know enough to go nuts first.- Jim Butler

  • The New Racism

    The New Racism

    Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money.Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.” – Micah 3:11 Old racism said, “You can’t sit at our counter.” Tomorrow’s racism says, “Of…

  • Resurrecting the Day the Music Died: How Churches Forgot the Congregation Was the Choir

    A Lesson Under the Balcony Once there was a church, Second Methodist, that prided itself that, though it was “Second,” it sat the largest chancel choir in the county. Every member wore not only a robe to match the church carpeting but a stole for every color of the Christian year. But time was not…