Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? First Reaction My first reaction to today’s prompt transports my mind to the Christian biblical text and I believe part of the Jewish Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, […]
What’s the most fun way to exercise? I think the most fun way to exercise is doing it with grandchildren. Whether playing sports, riding bikes, swimming, hiking or just walking, physical activity done with grandchildren is never a drudgery, usually a special memory, always pleasurable. Yesterday, I helped a grandson […]
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? He suddenly appears on our television, wavy hair, square jaw, powerful voice seasoned with a friendly Carolina accent. Billy Graham’s preaching for some reason causes five year old me to stop and listen. I don’t know […]
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? Now, you’re going to read this and think I’m cheating with a cheap promotion. You may be right, but here it is anyway. The character I would be is Joshua Crockett. Not the Josh […]
What animals make the best/worst pets? This is a tough question for me to answer. I personally prefer cats and dogs as pets. Yet, I would care for multiple pets and animals depending where I live. If on a farm, dogs and cats, cows and horses, sheep are nice, chickens, […]
Knowledge begins in awe and grows into wisdom through the practice of mercy and love.
What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most? It is difficult for me to pick one Olympic event over another. My favorite sport to play and to watch is basketball. I spent two summers during junior high playing baseball. I competed in football, basketball, track and cross country in […]
How would you improve your community? If I had the ability to improve my community, I would like to see a change of heart. Most people I know believe their lives would be better if there were more things to do, more money in their pocket, or if everyone thought […]
I agree with the late Francis Schaeffer, philosopher, theologian, and Presbyterian pastor who said something similar to “Whenever you see the word ‘therefore,’ you must look back and see what it’s there for.” In the case of Romans 12: 1,2, in means that a prerequisite of an in-depth dive into […]
Like a leafFreed from its branchDuring a thunderstorm Flying high for moments byGusts of windLanding independent On the back Windshield ofA car traveling Miles of unknown atHigh and lowSpeedsUntil freed toTumble alongFields of grass andGrains andFloating on watersLike ponds, rivers, and puddles YellowA refuge for a beetle A meal for […]
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