“Judge not …” – Matthew 7:1 A traveling chicken farmer as tall as his Oklahoma plains, Gene always told ranch yarns and poultry raising tips as I served home Communion in my last church. Confined then most of his days to a recliner and cable TV, his mind rambled freely the cattle and chicken ranches…
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate … St. Luke 16 Those who receive justice and those who don’t. Continuing in its present trajectory we would likely…
Among the Navajo people there is no word for “Goodbye” and parting words mean “Take care of your people.” A good reminder for “We, the People” to take care of all members of the US tribe. Perhaps it is time among our people to amend our pledge to reflect that without care we cannot be…
Sometimes you have to simply stop and take your bearings … or your bearings will stop you.
The History Henry Lewis Stephens, untitled watercolor (c. 1863) of a black man reading a newspaper with headline “Presidential Proclamation/Slavery.” From the Library of Congress – The Reality
Despite number of miles driven dropping 8.6 percent due to COVID-19, car crash fatalities jumped 14 percent. Road Rage … Righteous Indignation … and Refusal to Let it Go … are the fuels of anger and bitterness. Bitterness is simply anger that has petrified, hardened and entrenched in its position over time. Yesterday I experienced…
This weekend an old grief returned to haunt me. My faith felt weak and limited in the presence of this old foe. So, I reached back into a sermon I preached August 19, 2012 and rediscovered the simple faith of a widow and her gift of two small copper coins and remembered a prayer that…
Learn how to pray like the Apostle Paul when facing uncertain times. St. Paul, quarantined under house arrest, gave us a map to discover power in prayer and tap into the power of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. *The Sun Valley Motel (1952) shown in the video was owned by my grandparents and…
For those running low on deli items, we have extra Javelina meat and are willing to share.
As an introvert, “social distancing” is a job perk I’ve been rehearsing for all of my life! Maybe tomorrow … solitary BINGO. … BINGO!
