Saturday, March 23, 2024

CHOOSING TO LOVE

 

 ~ Emily Marszalek-  "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Mathew 5:44 (NKJV)  (photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)

Saturday, March 16, 2024

PERSISTANT PIZZA

 

~ Patricia Raybon- "At age twelve, Ibraham arrived in Italy from West Aftica, not knowing a word of Italian, struggling with a stutter, and forced to face anti-immigrant putdowns. None of that stopped the hardworking young man who, in his twenties, opened a pizza shop in Trento, Italy. His little business won over doubters to be listed as one of the top fifty pizzerias in the world. (Google image, Pizza) 

Saturday, March 9, 2024

GOD'S BUFFET

 


~ Tom Scott- "My wife will testify that I am in a constant state of hunger. I’m unsure why, but I yearn for that satisfying feeling of a full-enough stomach. It’s that feeling of needing nothing and being complacent. Everything is in its place, and all is well. (photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)

Saturday, March 2, 2024

SURRENDERING TO GOD

 

~ Marvin Williams- God doesn't help those who help themselves; He helps those who trust in and rely on Him. Jonathan Roumie—the actor who plays Jesus in the successful TV series, The Chosen, which is based on the Gospels—realized this in May 2018. (Google image, Jonathan Roumie)

Saturday, February 24, 2024

DON'T LOSE HEART

 

~ Cindy Hess Kasper- I don't remember a time when my mom Dorothy was in good health. For many years as a brittle diabetic, her blood sugar was wildly erratic. Complicatiions developed and her damaged kidneys necessitated permanent dialysis. Neuropathy and broken bones resulted in the use of a wheelchair. Her eyesight began to regress toward blindness. (Google image, Don't Lose Heart)

Saturday, February 17, 2024

WHO AM I?

 

~ Robert Todd Lincoln lived under the extensive shodow of his father, beloved American president Abraham Lincoln. Long after his father's death, Robert's identity was engulfed by his father's overwhelming presence.

   Lincoln's close friend, Nicholas Murray Butler, wrote that Robert often said, "No one wanted me for secretary of war; they wanted Abraham Lincoln's son. No one wanted me for minister to England; they wanted Abraham Lincoln's son. No one wanted me for president of the Pullman Company; they wanted Abraham Lincoln's son." Google image, Note to Self)

Saturday, February 10, 2024

THE REBOOT OF GRACE

 

~ Adam R. Holz-  "Over the last several decades, a new word has entered our movie vocabulary: reboot. In cinematic parlance, a reboot takes an old story and jumpstarts it. Some reboots retell a familiar tale, like a superhero story or a fairytale. Other reboots take a lesser-known story and retell it in a new way. But in each case, a reboot is a bit like a do-over. It's a fresh start, a chance to breathe new life into the old. (Google image, Looney Tunes