Apr 11, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
Because it’s Holy Week, as a Christian the death Christ is vivid for me. The suffering in Ukraine is seemingly never absent from my awareness. And the word of Jesus, “If any man would come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me,” has a...
Apr 4, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
Emotions ran high. A husband and his wife had quarreled. Both were nursing their hurt feelings in defensive silence. As they were driving to attend a family wedding in a distant city, the angry tension between them was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Then the...
Mar 29, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
I am an avid reader and I’m not as disciplined in what I read as I might need to be. If I were more disciplined, I might learn more about something and learning more about something can enhance intellectual growth. Even so, I have learned a lot about some-things...
Mar 21, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
Recently, I shared the story about a ring we bought years ago when traveling in Russia and the former Soviet Union. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, we were visiting Christians and establishing relationships with the long oppressed Church. Jerry has worn the ring...
Mar 14, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
I’m not sure anyone has the credentials to teach and/or write about love and marriage. I might. I’ve been married longer than most of you reading this have been living. I married the woman who is still my mate before you were born. This week, March 15, Jerry and I...
Mar 7, 2022 | Pondering and Kindling
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and March is Women’s History month. Throughout this month, Americans will celebrate the many achievements of women throughout history in art, athletics, business, government, philanthropy, humanities, science, and education. ...
