Some "D" words I find potent and expressive. You? Damnation Diatribe Destination Despicable Decadent Disruptive Disciple Disdain Diffuse Depraved Dialogue Deplorable   Father, there are never enough beautiful words to describe you or what you do, who you are. Never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

       If you enjoyed the first Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland, this one looks every bit as fantastical. Normally, I don't care for these kinds of movies, but the first Alice was very well done, and I suspect Alice Through the Looking Glass will be too.   Father, if only they knew you were the source…

       The only things I don't like are the chair covers. Otherwise, I love it.   Ah, Lord, I guess I love the rustic beauty. I know all things of beauty come from you and your immense creativity. I'm in awe and always, always desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

  One of these days our family will be moving to a new home in a city just southeast of our current location. We're familiar with our new area having attended church there several years ago, and we have friends we've known for many years who live there. Change is in the air. Leaving our…

     But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.      When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,  heaven was opened…

Every now and then I need to read some "lite" fare. Most of you who visit here know I prefer to read thrillers, mysteries, and novels which are generally intense. Occasionally I break away for some reading "lite". That usually means a romance. I'm very selective when it comes to romances because I'm not a…

                                              Love this one. You?   Father, thank you for the friendship of pets. It means so much to so many of us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  Sterile and efficient, contemporary. Not my style but I like the ovens, the size of the island, but would prefer more cabinets to drawers. Is this in an apartment, a condo, or a penthouse, I wonder?   Lord, there is functional beauty for all tastes because of your great provision in the imaginations of mankind. Beauty originates…

       . . . this is what I mean. Christianity will be spoken of, practiced by some, and not a hidden part of the story. God will be a prominent character even if He's in the background because He will provide motivation for many of the actions contemplated and performed by those characters who embrace…

     "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.      John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."      Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should  we do?"      "Don't collect any more than…