The new year is just over a week old now, and already I’ve started it out on a very positive note. Most of us are familiar with the expression, “Out with the old and in with the new,” especially at the start of a new year. In the past three days I’ve read one new … Continue reading The Bigger Picture
Merriam-Webster defines discernment as “the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure; skill in discerning; an act of perceiving or discerning something” (quote source here). 2020 has certainly been an interesting year so far–a year unlike any other in recent history thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic and everything else that has come from it. While … Continue reading Discerning the Times
There is no more favorite place for a book lover to be than in a used bookstore. It’s almost like finding hidden treasure. I can spend hours looking around at all the books, CDs, DVDs, and other stuff found in them. And they don’t just sell used stuff. They have new stuff in there, too. … Continue reading Rules of Engagement
Most of us have seen a movie version or read the book by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) titled, “A Christmas Carol,” published in 1843, that was probably the most popular piece of fiction that Charles Dickens ever wrote, and he wrote a lot including his famous book titled, “The Tale of Two Cities,” published in 1859 (source … Continue reading Lessons from “A Christmas Carol”
There’s a line near the end of the movie, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” where Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas) says to his daughter, “Human beings… you gotta give ‘em a break. We’re all mixed bags.” He was in need of forgiveness from her, big time, and she gave it to him. Six days ago I published two blog … Continue reading Serenity and Second Chances
A year ago at this time I was dealing with a soggy bag of books sitting on the floor next to the wall air conditioner in a hotel room I rented at a reduced 30-day rate when I thought I was finally about to find some affordable housing in that area within those 30 days. … Continue reading A Heaven Sent Reminder
Who doesn’t know Google? In fact, who doesn’t use Google on a regular basis? And as a matter of fact, I couldn’t do what I do on my blog posts without Google. Even my email address is a Gmail (Google) address. I love Google. . . . Yesterday I found a book titled, “How Google … Continue reading Doing the Right Thing
When Saul of Tarsus met Jesus Christ on the Damascus Road, Jesus said to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads” (Acts 9:3-6, 26:14). It was after Saul’s conversion to Jesus Christ that he became known as the Apostle Paul. Before Jesus made himself … Continue reading Letting God Fight Our Battles
It’s funny (but I haven’t quite decided if it is in a humorous way) how often life doesn’t turn out like we thought it might turn out. I sure didn’t think over six years ago when I lost my job in April 2009 in Houston that I would still be unemployed at this point in … Continue reading Hanging In There
Table of Contents Below is a list of the blog posts on this blog starting from the first post published in July 2011 to the most current blog post. Currently there are close to 700 blog posts on this site, and this page is updated with each new post. Clicking on the title of any … Continue reading Links To All Blog Posts
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