I’ve written some imaginative bedtime stories for kids. I’m not a “new age” writer. I don’t believe or trust in the metaphysical explanation for life. But I do like a lot of the art and music that’s been classified as “new age.” Like in the background in my blue glasses picture that goes with this post. It’s an awesome orange, red, blue sky. You … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
I’m a word nerd. And I’m certain I was born that way. So, you need to just love and understand me. And accept me for the identification I choose for myself. So, there. And I brought it up because of something I found on the Merriam-Webster website a few years ago. And I wasn’t even looking for it. I was actually there to compare … Read the rest…
If you think the world is a pretty mean place, you’re right. And if you think the whole world is against you, even that might be true. But no matter how bad it is, or how bad it gets, it can never destroy the glory God puts in you when you believe and trust in Him. A dozen or so years ago I wrote … Read the rest…
Is there something you don’t do that you know you should? Or maybe something you do that maybe you shouldn’t? Man, that’s been me too many times in my life. And if you’re like me, I’m gonna encourage us both to not fret too much. Because we ain’t done, yet. And, by the way, we’re in good company. Paul, the “apostle to the Gentiles” … Read the rest…
In case you’ve been somewhere that didn’t have access to any news, those of us who live along the Emerald coast of Florida just went through a pretty powerful hurricane. Elgielene and I have driven around town since things have started clearing up. And there is widespread destruction. Trees snapped like toothpicks. Other trees pulled right out of the ground. And I don’t mean … Read the rest…
Truly successful people will live forever. Guaranteed. Yeah, I know that’s pretty bold talk. Because I’ve read success letters written by all the best marketing and motivational speakers on the planet. Oh wait. Actually, I’ve read 13 success letters in the New Testament of the Bible. And those marketing and motivational speakers don’t hold a candle to what the apostle Paul wrote and shared … Read the rest…
Billy Preston sang it best: Nothing from nothing leaves nothing. You gotta have something, if you wanna be with me. Yeah, you only get nothing from nothing. So, there’s no such thing as nothing. But I’ll share an example of the closest thing you and I can get to making something from nothing. It’s a rhyme I made up when I talked about getting … Read the rest…