What is a conspiracy theory? Psychologists attribute finding a conspiracy where there is none to a mental phenomenon called illusory pattern perception. It is a way of seeing through a lens that explains trouble; as you know, today these theories abound. There’s...
I never thought that when the Lord was talking about “End-Times" and the tribulation His people would experience — troubles unmatched from the beginning of the world — that it might be simply living in a time similar to that of the times of Judges: In those days...
“My body, my choice” is an argument that many make to justify a woman’s right to end the life of her unborn child. Today, many wonder if that argument is equally applicable in other decisions, like the one whether to receive a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus. Yes....
Dodging a bullet is a loaded description nowadays. We dodged a weather bullet generated during the aftermath of Ida, a destructive deadly storm that stretched from New Orleans to New England. Many did not; as of now forty-five people lost their lives, and many more...
In an article on prayer, Heather Thompson Day, summed up how my prayers can feel most days: . . . I still wasn’t sure if I was talking to God or arguing with myself . . .(Teach Us to Pray) Faith in an infinite and personal God has never been the most popular of...
Looking back to this time last year, in my journal, I have some impressions, given the times that are today. This time last year I was way more productive; listening to several books, and completing several paintings — I rarely left the sunporch. Productive as I was,...
Through a post on Facebook from Painters from the North I discovered a still life by a Swedish artist, Olle Hjortzberg who lived from 1872-1959. Studying it, I discovered a message, a familiar one in my autumn's garden; it keeps me steady in a time that packs an...
The resurgence of COVID-19 through the Delta variant daily reinforces old stumbling blocks —specifically information overload. And confusion. ( Delta is more contagious than Expected ) How on earth are we back where we were, with lots of sick people, overworked...
This is a big year for Boomers: if we made it this far, we are celebrating a birthday we thought only grandparents had celebrated. Yet, here we are — adapting the words of Anne Sexton, In a dream you are never [seventy-five]. ~ "Old," 1962 Throughout much of the...
Triggered is a new adjective that covers a multitude of sins, one of which is turning away from what might be on God’s agenda for me today. And it describes perfectly what happened to me on a recent shopping jaunt! Intent on enjoying some retail therapy I hastened...
It's never not been divided; America, that is or the church for that matter. Christians always had our issues too. And we have too often behaved badly. But YOWZA! We ALL need to get a grip! Has anybody looked at the drought, fires, and the uptick in COVID variants —...
How are you, asks one character or another on almost every episode of both our latest binge-watch series. (Coming Up With Better Questions) Sometimes two and three times during a single episode, one character approaches a person who has either witnessed or...
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