Most people are looking for better times Better times, for many people…if not most…are either somewhere in the past or in the future. Do you think that way? If so, why? Are things not going like you want or prefer? And what criteria needs to be met before you think things are better? Well, I’d like to make the case why I believe you … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason
You Gotta Face Facts But when you face facts, make sure they’re the true facts…not merely someone else’s skewed interpretation. Yesterday I wrote about seeking wise counsel. It’s important to know that wise counsel is getting more and more difficult to find even when you are seeking it. Many people have opinions. But not many people have wisdom to go with those opinions. If you’re … Read the rest…
Wise Counsel. You need it even if you think you don’t. Wise counsel isn’t the same thing as going to a psychiatrist or psychologist. Not by a long shot. Wise counsel has to come from someone who has wisdom (not merely “smarts”) on a certain topic where you need help. No one has wisdom on every subject. In fact, most people don’t have much … Read the rest…
Here and there – they can be times and places In the English language we can use the same words, in the same order, in multiple ways with multiple meanings. Take the phrase, here and there, for example. It could imply something like, here at my house and there at your house. But it can also imply now, in this time and then, at … Read the rest…
The Activist Mommy marches to a different drummer I’m always impressed when someone isn’t afraid to stand up for what’s true and right and real. And it’s even more impressive when they stand up with class, grace, beauty, and strength. The Activist Mommy has been doing that for a while, but I only discovered her today through a mutual friend’s website. Elizabeth Johnston is … Read the rest…
Today I’m talking about this love thing So what is it about this love thing that keeps it hanging around lifetime after lifetime? Or do you think love is just an old-fashioned notion whose time has come and gone? I’ve been reading about and watching videos about seemingly solid relationships breaking up…and it always makes me wonder if true love was ever truly there. … Read the rest…
Is there a chance you might not be a Christian? Yes. That’s the short answer. What I’m about to share with you might make some people feel uncomfortable. Truth, so often, has that effect. But truth needs to be shared even though it’s getting more and more difficult for many people to hear it. In fact, I might have already offended you, and I’ve hardly … Read the rest…