Jun 11, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
Dianne, my sister- in law, died seven months ago. Recently her husband gave Jerry (my wife) a folder and a large envelope full of letters she had received from Kevin, our son, and sermon I had preached years ago. The letters are priceless for Kevin. And the sermons?...
Jun 8, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
There are those in the Protestant that think lightly, sometimes even condescendingly of written prayers. They think we should be able to pray spontaneously. Well, I think we should not only be able, but most of us also pray more spontaneously than “planned” praying....
Jun 4, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
DENNIS did it again…this time resulting in the remains of a broken vase scattered all over the floor. His mother hears sound, looks around shocked as “the Menace” says, “Well That didn’t have a very long shelf life. Shelf life is a significant issue in household and...
May 31, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
Often, when we are in a group seeking to get a lot of things done, the question consistently asked is, “Are you available?” I’ve been thinking about that, not in terms of getting certain things done, but in terms of character description. So, the question is broader...
May 26, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
I hear it often, “Are you listening?” Being with another person we often sense that the person is pleading, “Please listen.” As much as anything else, people need to be listened to. Nothing enhances our feelings of worth more than being listened to? When you listen to...
May 21, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
It was a very good article—relevant, honest, objective, non-political. Yet, in the middle of it there was a troubling observation: “While overdoses and overdose deaths have increased over the last decade in Fayette County, similar to every Tennessee county and U.S....
