Month: January 2012

God’s beautiful creation

January 19, 2012 | 2 comments

Let the beauty we love become the good we do.   ~ Rumi       Beauty takes many different forms. It can be found in a work of art, in a cheerful child’s face, a well-managed activity, an uplifting melody,

Don’t be a murderer

January 18, 2012 | 8 comments

“Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart.” NLT, I John 3:15   I’ve never thought of myself as a murderer, but there has been a person or two over the decades who has brought

Innocence… :-)

January 17, 2012 | 3 comments

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it.  The 6-year-old had been staring

How good can things get?

January 16, 2012 | 3 comments

On occasion, the economic news pouring over the media is depressing, disheartening and discouraging. Woes in Europe, gridlock in Washington D.C., a bloated real estate bubble in China, government budget cutbacks, and more, can paint a dismal picture. “How bad