I’m blessed with people who reach out to me. My wife helps in many ways like researching the medications I’m on. She also drives 400 miles one way every month to spend two days visitation with me. Three of my adult children have been in to visit me. Two of them are in the medical…
Better Living Through Chemistry
Words. They’re only words. Groupings of letters in a particular order that provide a visual representation of what we want to communicate. So why can’t I find the words to put down on paper. In the past, I would write 15 to 50 pages a day! Now – I struggle to complete a paragraph. I…
At Calvary
Years I spent in vanity and pride, Caring not my Lord was crucified, Knowing not it was for me He died On Calvary. By God’s Word at last my sin I learned; Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned, Till my guilty soul imploring turned To Calvary. There Your mercy and Your grace was…
Living In Exile – part 4
Gosh, that’s a lot so to summarize: Settle down and be happy because it’s okay to do so; build houses of faith; plant seeds of faith and live life “faithful in all (God’s) my house.” In these, and from these, the exiles – and we inmates – will find freedom within and after captivity and…
Living In Exile – part 3
Time to look at the meaning behind Jeremiah 29:5, “Build Houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit;” for prisoners. There are many references to houses in the Bible. It’s evident that both the structure and concept are of vital importance to God. Let’s look at a few verses that best illustrate…
Living In Exile – part 2
Continuing on with a look at Jeremiah 29:5 from last week, Living In Exile – part 1 … “Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.” What? I can’t do that literally. So what do these commands mean? To understand these I had to think back on scripture I had read…
Living In Exile – part 1
When I started writing for this blog I said I would not attempt to convert anyone to any particular belief. I also said I would not avoid talking about my place as a Christian. And so it is that the coming posts contain numerous Bible scripture references. To get the most out of the coming…
Merry Christmas
To all I wish you a merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy this poem by JMAaron. Your Ticket By: JMAaron He stood outside the window, Nose pressed against the glass And told his Mommy, “Look, look, look! Watch the ‘lectric train go past! Can there be a greater gift Than that beneath the tree?…
I’ll Be Home For Christmas…
If only in my dreams… There are many like me – unable to be home for Christmas. All of us think about those special moments those we love will enjoy. We know they miss us and wish we could share in the festivities, just as we miss everyone and wish we could be there to…
Blessed In Exile
Here we are at the final installment for this series of postings. It has been, for me, an arduous task of writing about very difficult topics. My plate of spaghetti has many other strands that I have to chew through in my healing process, but after today we can sop up the sauce of this…
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