A prayer for the season of Lent

I pray that we all would clean ourselves of all the unnecessary junk in our hearts and minds, sweep out the cobwebs and dust and dirt the clutters up our lives, and hand that lump of what is left of our lives over to the master potter, and allow him to spin us into theContinue reading “A prayer for the season of Lent”

Lent – Time for Some Cleaning!

For some winter is still a reality.  It is cold and damp and snowy maybe, so to think about Spring cleaning is not for now. I mean we still have 2 weeks until Spring, and then it may not be worm enough to do cleaning. But today is Ash Wednesday.  To day is the beginningContinue reading “Lent – Time for Some Cleaning!”

Carl – a Story from an email…

Carl was a quiet man. He didn’t talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight ofContinue reading “Carl – a Story from an email…”

The Soul of the Fisherman

I LIKE THIS AND I  WONDER HOW MANY TIMES WE JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE WAY THEY LOOK AND NOT WHATS INSIDE OF THEM, HOPE YOU LIKE THIS AS MUCH AS I DID Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs roomsContinue reading “The Soul of the Fisherman”

Our Deepest Fear

Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamsonfrom A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I toContinue reading “Our Deepest Fear”

Hosea 3:1 TNIV – YouVersion.com

Hosea 31 The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and aboutContinue reading “Hosea 3:1 TNIV – YouVersion.com”

What Love Really Means

Yesterday I taught a class on Philippians 2:1-4.  It was a continuation of a class I have been teaching on Philippians.  In this passage, Paul talks about the power and love we have received from Christ and the community we have through the spirit, and in this we need to make the joy of beingContinue reading “What Love Really Means”

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

Ok so you don’t go crazy trying to read the Latin, since there are probably not many that can read the Latin, here is an English Translation.  This is taken from http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences by Dr. Martin Luther (1517) Out of love for the truthContinue reading “Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences”