It all started on a cold winter day; as I sat together with my church family in a restaurant planning a spiritual retreat. All at the table were involved to some degree; or so it seem to me. I had started to believe that heaven was pleased, but maybe it was just me! I startedContinue reading “Essay…from my Journal of pain”
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Quote of the Week
Excellence of Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aristotle “To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.”
In the Wink
Dear Alec this is just for you. I changed the title a little. I hope you enjoy it as you and J.T. gave me the idea for writing it. Greet your mother for me. I hope all is well with her. Mrs. O In the suburbs of New Orleans on the Northshore sat a newlyContinue reading “In the Wink”
STUDY WITH SARA
Hosanna in the Highest (Matthew 21:9) Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:“ Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 1)What does the word Hosanna mean is this scripture? 2)Why Hosanna to the Son ofContinue reading “STUDY WITH SARA”
QUOTE FOR OUR WEEK
Meaning of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Tolstoy “The meaning of life lies in two major areas: your personal perfection and service to other people. You can serve while you are movingContinue reading “QUOTE FOR OUR WEEK”
STUDY WITH SARA
Passage John 1:5 KJV St. John said, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” How could it be possible that darkness DID NOT COMPREHEND LIGHT? Is this still possible today? Would this light be a point of reference for our work? Can or should light be COMPREHENDED? How does thisContinue reading “STUDY WITH SARA”
Prayer for Our Day
Our soul waits for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. Psalm 35:20 NASN Dear Father, our souls do truly wait for you. Our souls do truly magnify you. We acknowledge that You have thoughts and plans for each us today and we accept them as ours. We now trolley into Your thoughtsContinue reading “Prayer for Our Day”
QUOTE for our WEEK
“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image…. “-Joan Didion
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
St Patrick was quite successful at winning converts to Christianity in Ireland, as we have come to believe. The St. Patrick’s Day custom came to America in 1737. That was the first year St. Patrick’s Day was publicly celebrated in this country, in Boston. Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing of the green,Continue reading “HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY”
Faith and Obedience when Facing Death
Daniel chapter 3 clearly shows faith and obedience to our Lord. King Nebuchadnezzar was a very powerful king of Babylon. He was so powerful he built a golden statue ninety feet tall and ninety feet wide and commanded everyone to bow down to this enormous statue when they heard the musical instruments. King Nebuchadnezzar commandedContinue reading “Faith and Obedience when Facing Death”
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