2 Chronicles 32:7-8 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people... Continue Reading →
Finding Hope and Salvation in a Garden: Sunday Devotion
John 19: 41-42 (CSB):There was a garden in the place where he was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby. El Huerta Del Cura Garden, in Elche, Spain 2018... Continue Reading →
A Compassionate Christian: Sunday Devotion
Matthew 1: 18-20 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not... Continue Reading →
A Tribute to the Fierceness of a Mother’s Love for Mother’s Day
With her child in need of dire help, The mother bowed and begged the Lord. She asked Him to mercifully cure her daughter, With the fierceness of a lioness, she roared. When told that she couldn’t receive assistance, She did not give up and she did not give in. She advocated for her child until... Continue Reading →
Love that Was Meant to Be
St. Augustine, Florida 2021 You whisper sweet words. Like two birds of a feather, We share wondrous love. Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #400: Feather and Whisper.
Answering Fandango’s Provocative Question #159
Fandango asked the following question, and I felt compelled to answer it: If there are only three things in life that truly matter, what do you think they are and why did you choose those three? In no particular order, my answers to the question are: Being Loved as a Child: it is in being... Continue Reading →
Beware of People With Vacant Hearts
Photo Credit to Carter Saunders @ Unsplash He spoke sweet words from between smiling lips, And she missed his pernicious danger from the start. No one had schooled her on what to look for In a man with a vacancy in his dastardly heart. He made a quip about women as easy pickings, That it... Continue Reading →
To Be Appreciated and Valued is the Cat’s Meow
I was chosen to be profiled for the Religious Studies Department GSU-62 Program. I was interviewed, and you can see the profile here. I think that sometimes when we have retired and all of our children have left home, that as older men and women, we think that we have contributed all that we have... Continue Reading →