I like to read daily devotionals. Here, in prison, they are readily available. I see a great number of people reading them. One I read is Daily Bread and a second is Living Faith which is Catholic based. In Living Faith I recently read a devotional that suggested reading, and contemplating, Christ’s miracles though His…
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Make Room
As I cast about looking for the words to this Christmas post I found myself at a loss for what to say. I mean, everything I wrote down had been said before, and often by more insightful and wiser persons than I. Instead I decided to write about how I wanted Christmas to be different…
Time for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time when we recognize the blessings and graces in our lives. I’d like to thank God for His love and His graces in my life of which there are many. I’d like to thank my wife, without her love and support I’d have a very dark and lonely existence. I’d like to…
Locked
Keys We all have them. Keys to: our car; our house; our desk; suitcases; diaries; the shed in the backyard; and the list goes on. They are simple tools that we use to facilitate our lives. They come in many sizes and shapes and even colors. But have you ever really thought about what they…
This Way
Sometimes I walk the track with a friend who does not believe there is a God. This often leads to deep discussions concerning our individual faiths; he follows Buddhism while I follow and practice Christianity. During a recent walk my friend made some remarks concerning God allowing suffering and discomfort in the world. For him…
Roots of Faith?
I know in my mind and have faith in my heart that Jesus was born, died, and rose in triumph over sin that I may have eternal salvation. I also know in my mind and have faith in my heart that God is active in my life every moment of every day. Yet, my active…
Sketches, Reflections of Father’s Day
“Who needs fathers? We all do. We especially need our Father in heaven, who forgives our parenting inadequacies for Jesus’ sake and who enables us each day with a fresh start. Just as the loving father in Luke’s gospel welcomed home his lost son, our Father will one day welcome us into heaven together with…
Memorial Day Prayer
Every year we lose brave women and men and add hundreds of veterans to our nation’s roll call. These fine people do what they do for love of country and for love of their fellow countrymen. We are indeed blessed to have each and every one of them stand up for freedom and human rights…
Be Selfish In Prayer
My life is sort of like “Groundhog Day,” so when I realized this weekend was Mother’s Day I also realized an opportunity lost in not writing a post for Mother’s Day. When my sister reminded me what this weekend’s post was about, we realized that it was perfect. Mothers, just like Jabez, need to be…
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