To Suffer With
The year I graduated from high school I stayed for a while with a gentleman who was manager of the little redwood furniture factory where...
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On the Way Back Home
Devotional thoughts for the homesick and hurting.
I’m not a theologian, and this is not theology. I’m just a lost boy coming home, and these short observations are just my own way of making sense of the journey.
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For most of my professional career I worked as a teacher and Principal in a variety of parochial schools across several states. For a few years, I became an Executive Director of a senior living community, which included independent living, assisted living, and (eventually) dementia care. Currently, my vocation involves helping people plan for retirement, protect their families financially, and minimize their relationship with the IRS.
My avocation is writing and sharing my own personal testimony of God's work for, in, and through me. I am not a theologian, and this is not a theological or doctrinal blog. I'm a seeker, and this blog is simply my devotional musings on scripture, concepts, ideas, or questions, that spark my interest.
Take some time to explore the blog, read something encouraging or challenging (or both), and feel free to reach out if you would like to dialogue.
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This blog is designed to motivate others to study the Bible and turn to it for guidance in their own lives, rather than depending solely on friends, family, teachers, or pastors, to each them what they believe about spiritual and religious topics.
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Crash Diet
Crash Diet My grandmother, God rest her, was an excellent cook. I want to get that out of the way right up front, because I don’t want...
Temporary Miracles
Once upon a depressingly long time ago, I had this encounter with my mother. It was shortly before Christmas, and, me being a...
God’s Gonna Get’cha!
There is a song from my childhood that just came to my mind yesterday, for some reason. If you are my age or older, you may remember it....
A Matter of Decency
Who doesn’t want to be decent? Who wakes up in the morning and says to themselves, Today I will be evil . . . Today I will treat people...
Well, Whaddya Know . . . ?
I know too much. That sounds like bragging, but it’s really a confession. I know too much. The emphasis is on the word know. I don’t...
To Put a Name to Beauty
I went for a walk this weekend with my love. Sunday morning early, we left her childhood home where we were visiting her parents and...
Avatar
I now have an avatar. I gave in to the new Facebook craze a few days and created my own avatar. Well, to be accurate, my eldest created...
The Blooming
Yesterday, my wife and I, along with our youngest daughter, were sitting outside in the coolness of a presummer evening, enjoying the...
The Playground
When the girls were small, they enjoyed playgrounds. A trip to the most mundane destination—bank, doctor’s office, DMV—could be salvaged...
The Calm Before
He is tired. Exhausted, really. It’s not enough that he is having to deal with this pandemic that has already killed so many and will...
Because I Said So
I never won an argument with my mother that I recall. At least, not while I was still in my teens or before. Looking back through the...
Made for This
It was supposed to be a time of rejoicing for Dorothy Fletcher. The 67 year old woman was flying from her home in Liverpool to Florida to...
Adrift
I have become unmoored. I am clearly not suited to survive in choppy, stormy, seas. My anchor points have failed me, and I am drifting...
The God Who Stands Back
Sometimes God stands back. You probably know this, at least subconsciously. You’re familiar enough with the Bible to remember the 400...
Letter From a Brother
So, hey there! How’s it going? Feeling anxious? I totally get it; I’ve been there, too. Probably you’re going through some sleepless...
The Bird in the Waterspout
The first I heard of him was just a scratch, Barely enough to register as sound, And not enough to tell me where he was, As if he would...
A Dog’s Life
My dog, Loki, ran from me again today. It’s a regular occurrence in my home. When I walk in the door, she will immediately get up from...
The On-Purpose God
This was no accident, no serendipitous meeting. This was not happenstance or chance. Jesus did not “just happen” across the woman...
That’s Not How This Works!
Seems like the whole is going crazy right now! CVS requires me to place the item I want to purchase in a basket in front of the counter...
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