Scripture is wise and beautiful and manna for the soul; and all of it crescendos into a unified eternal truism. Love God and love your neighbor. Six words to guide and counsel humanity; the children of God. Six words that define and describe the essence of life; the very foundation of the cosmos. Six words […]
Category Archives: Weekly Reflections
10
Oct
Oct
A week into my sixtieth year and my mind has multiplied with a million memories. Cerebral photographs of people and places that remind me of world’s that no longer exist. The world I grew into; and the world I tied my sense of self too. Human creations I believed were endless and everlasting. Human concepts […]
30
Sep
Sep
Today marks my sixtieth birthday and I’m feeling loss and lost; love and loveliness. My life floating and fluctuating in unfamiliar and unexplored seas. For the majority of my life, I knew my purpose. Perform in school, persevere at work and plan for retirement. My societal service accomplished; my sense of self adrift. The world […]
19
Sep
Sep
The only people that really know our young lives are our parents. Whatever vague recollections I have from my early earthly days cannot compete with the vibrant remembrances my parents vividly recall. They know more about my early life even if I am the original owner (actually God is the owner of all life). My […]
12
Sep
Sep
This existential heading may seem like a strange question to ask of anyone who has been birthed and bathed in the modern world of emancipation, liberation and an insatiable individualism; but it’s THE question every human has hopefully examined even in an otherwise unexamined life. It’s the same question God asks of us every day; […]
22
Aug
Aug
Like every well-versed Sunday schooler, I learned about Moses and the fickle faith of God’s chosen people. Even after miracle after miracle, they still did not trust in God. Consequently, they wandered for forty years in the wilderness. A story I thought I faithfully comprehended, until I foolishly followed in their footsteps. As a child […]
08
Aug
Aug
The most problematic person to be honest with is primarily ourselves. Particularly when we align our sense of self-worth to what we do for our daily bread. What we do for a “living” is often the first question we are asked by strangers and acquaintances. It’s how this culture defines our value to the world. […]
01
Aug
Aug
How we understand the world is how we understand ourselves, others and our faith; and yes, we all have a faith, even the most ardent atheist or apathetic agnostic. Every human needs purpose and perseverance to prevent a life of pointlessness. When we lack meaning in our lives we become lost in a despair of […]
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Jul
Jul
As summer signals its send-off and autumn announces its arrival, the earthly equipment we employ to measure time will mark the conclusion of my sixtieth year in this here and now. A birthday milestone I could never even imagine thirty years ago. A birthday marker that too many of my friends never realized; their lives […]
18
Jul
Jul
I live in a culture that deifies what our senses can see while disparaging what our senses cannot see. I live in a culture that devours generosity to satiate our vociferous appetite for self while discounting a sense of shared community. I live in a culture that diminishes kindness and denigrates love. God is love. […]