God bless the men and women of our United Stated military who have made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives for our country – literally for me and you – so that we can all enjoy the benefits of their sacrifice. I am reminded today of the lesson that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Merely Christian
Sex? Sex! sex.
The bible is full of stories about sex and violence…really. It’s more than likely one of the reasons that we hear the same readings over and over again in church. My bible is over 1500 pages long and with that many pages you really shouldn’t be repeating readings as often … Continue reading
Rendering unto Caesar
I found myself watching the latest Republican debate a couple of weeks ago. Once I got beyond the spectacle of it all, and all of the apparent agendas of both the moderators and the candidates, I was struck with one thing: these people are pretty smart! I mean to say … Continue reading
Broken hearts and such…
Romantically, I was a late bloomer. It wasn’t until my freshman year in college that I had a serious relationship with a girl, let’s call her Mindy. Mindy was about a year younger than me and we dated for about four years as I went through college. It was my … Continue reading
Looks like you missed a spot…
I think most of us have seen a movie with a scene where a prisoner has been kept in a dungeon or locked up in solitary confinement for some time – no windows, no lights. (I took a tour of the Alcatraz solitary lock up once and you get to spend … Continue reading
1 in 175,223,510
For many years I used to fantasized about winning the lottery – normally when the prize got over a hundred million dollars. (Like anything else would be a disappointment.) I used to dream what it would be like to have as much money as anyone could need to help all … Continue reading
The ‘Key’ to the Kingdom
The other night I was about to doze off. (Usually Ellie and I watch a half an hour or so of TV before we nod off.) I was flipping around and stopped at an old movie called, The Keys of the Kingdom, with a very young Gregory Peck starring as a Catholic missionary … Continue reading
Take My Life…
To walk out of God’s will is to step into nowhere. – CS Lewis We are taught from an early age the importance of free will and our ‘right to choose’. But, once you have accepted Christ into your heart things start changing, and for the better. There soon comes a … Continue reading