Existentialism has been a hard topic for me to grasp, but this excerpt from an essay by Richard Beck as he was riffing on Tillich struck me and some thoughts, like very polite guests, came and introduced themselves to me. Finding a meaningful life through the courage to be just became a little clearer. How […]
Christmas Magic When we are kids, Christmas is a magical time. Nostalgically we carry our Christmas memories with us into adulthood. Even though Christmas is very different for us as adults, our childhood Christmas memories fill out adult Christmases with a childhood magic. But Christmas is just not the same when we are older. When
I believe that our world was created by God and I believe that saying that God is love is a truth. I believe that Jesus is the creator of our world incarnate. I believe Jesus rose from the dead through the power of Love. I don’t have and answer for the question: Does it matter
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1John 4:20 Jesus replied: “`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
In know that this is a weird one but what I am doing here is more like a public journal than a blog. This is a thought that occured to me that I found interesting. You may not and that’s okay. Most of my thoughts that seem out of place and strange I have discovered
Why there is no such thing as “too picky” if you’re dating again Recently I saw a post on FB joking that dating after your 40’s was “like shopping at the thrift store looking for something that still works and doesn’t smell”. I get the humor in that and have felt that way myself. If
Is it possible to have discipline without goals? People often tell me that I am disciplined. I always appreciate hearing that and I always feel a little bit like I’m getting away with something. Most people don’t see me when I am being lazy and unproductive. What they see is that I work out consistently,
