Klutz (noun): a person who often drops things, falls down, etc. : a clumsy person. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Have you ever watched a Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin movie? These gymnastic masters would trip, fall, and get entangled in all kinds of fantastic sight gags. Unfortunately, what they did deliberately, I do accidentally. I am … Continue reading A Spiritual Klutz
Disturbing Parallels
In 1938, under great pressure, Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg scheduled a vote to determine whether his nation should unite with Germany. He expected his people to vote for autonomy. But the Austrian Nazi party executed a coup d’etat and invited Hitler’s Wehrmacht troops to enter the country to enforce Anschluss (Union) with Germany. In a plebiscite … Continue reading Disturbing Parallels
Two-Alarm Dinner
Yesterday I was cooking dinner; well . . . sort of. Actually, I had a hamburger patty in a frying pan on the burner but was working on my computer. Suddenly my fire alarm went off. That really got my attention. The alarm was quite close to me – not good for my ears, but … Continue reading Two-Alarm Dinner
Are You a Dog-Person or a Cat-Person?
He [God] causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Matthew 5:45 Last week I dog-sat an English setter for a friend on vacation. Higgins the dog was not a problem, although he didn't want to eat much the first couple of days … Continue reading Are You a Dog-Person or a Cat-Person?
Re-purpose
This past weekend I went with friends to Renninger’s Extravaganza in Mount Dora, FL. This event is a paradise for anyone shopping for antiques. I bought some Christmas presents for family and had a great time. The sale is also a great place to take photographs of unusual items. In some ways it was depressing … Continue reading Re-purpose
When They Just Keep Digging
When some people hit bottom . . . . . . . they start digging deeper. What do you do with someone who doesn't seem to recognize how destructive their behavior is? Intervention doesn't always work. The tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman comes to mind. He had just come out of rehab. He knew … Continue reading When They Just Keep Digging
Diagnostics
You may have noticed -- I haven't posted in two weeks. Unfortunately my computer crashed. I spent the first week trying everything I could think of to troubleshoot and fix the problem. No luck. The next Saturday I called Tech Support and spent over two hours talking on the phone with a computer geek. He … Continue reading Diagnostics
First go and be reconciled . . . .
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift." Matthew 5:23-24. Some time ago I attended a Women of Faith conference … Continue reading First go and be reconciled . . . .
Herod the Paranoid
When they [the magi] had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." So he got up, took the … Continue reading Herod the Paranoid
We, Three Kings?
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. … Continue reading We, Three Kings?
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