Choice Words

Choice Words

Famous quotes intrigue me! If they’ve survived the test of time it’s likely because, in just a few words, they are able to convey a whole essay of meaning. For example, just the other day I saw this: ‘Jealousy is counting someone else’s blessings.’ They’re like that....
Freedom for the brokenhearted

Freedom for the brokenhearted

I have a problem (I know, that opens the door to a variety of comments. I can hear them now). But really. When someone says, ‘Quick! What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear _____? I don’t get a word, I get an unfolding scenario which leads me to...
Worthy reads

Worthy reads

When movie and music celebrities, sports icons, politicians, scientists, etc., sit down to write the stories of their lives, their autobiographies, they prepare themselves to put into writing, the events of their lives which have shaped them. Many take time for this...
A story to tell

A story to tell

In a pamphlet titled, ‘American Crisis,’ written in 1776, Thomas Paine wrote: ‘These are the days that try men’s souls . . .’ Today, in England, France, as well as the US, these words reflect the mood of close to 500 million people. Serious consequences hang in the...
A Note from Pastor Don

A Note from Pastor Don

Bread, growing up in my family, was strictly a homemade thing (I never had ‘boughten’ bread until I was a teenager, and I was, um, unimpressed, shall we say). I watched my mother knead that large lump of dough, on average, twice a week. Once, at around six years old,...