The Most Important Gifts Include a Measure of Pain
To remain a free people, we need to be frugal in granting power to government, and merciless in holding it accountable for what it does with that power.
Christianity
Have We Forgotten?
I’ve been retired for ten years, now, and it seems that I have just coasted through life, until my retirement. I’ve always been blessed by a wife, children, job, and we always had food on the table. Sure, there were times when things were not rosy, but we always seemed to pull it through. …
Observations and Lamentations
Observations and Lamentations; I have been doing more stuff around my home, but still taking time to see what has been happening, around here and there, and what absurdities are piled on top of previous absurdities. Sometimes, you just have to take a break, and go and clear your head, by moving dirt, fixing …
The Next Step in the Marriage Dance
The Next step in the Marriage Dance; NBC News recently announced the most recent dance step at the marriage reception
A Strange Way to Save the World
Picture the nativity scene in your mind: the Baby in the manger, Mary kneeling, and Joseph looking down in awe. But what was Joseph thinking?
My Heart is Bethlehem
Today is the first day of Advent–the season of expectant waiting for the arrival of the Christ Child.
The Sanctity of Life
The Sanctity of Life; Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord… Psalm 127:3 A young woman enters the doors of the clinic. Nervously, she checks in and receives her instructions from the front desk. She sits down knowing a mistake was made, and she’s not ready to be a mother as a high school …
No COVID Amnesty Without Penance
Those who put us through a two year COVID nightmare would like amnesty. But they want it without any admission of guilt.
The Flight to Agape; The Final Installment of Floor 1776
The Flight to Agape; The Final Installment of Floor 1776[1] You often hear the phrase “Love is Love,” and it is a little strange to me since my name is Love. It is hard to live up to a name like that, but it is the one I was given. You also recently learned about my …
Springs Eternal, The Continuing Saga of Floor 1776
Springs Eternal, The Continuing Saga of Floor 1776
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
The United Methodist Church on Climate Change
If you look at the set of beliefs professed by any mainline Church, they will tell you that they believe in God. They will tell you that everyone has sinned and fallen short of what God wants. And they will tell you that you can be forgiven. And perhaps the most important claim by any …
Beautifully Broken
The God who made the stars is the God that made your heart, and He’s holding you right now. He can heal the broken parts, because you’re beautifully broken. (from the song “Beautifully Broken” by T. Lee & J. Lee)
The Asterisk Says!
Our dear leader, who happens to be the butt end of jokes from leaders around the world, tells us that if Republicans win in the midterms, it will be the end of democracy. I, for one, welcome this change, since we are a republic. This play on words has been a sore point since forever, …
The United Methodist Divorce
The United Methodist Church divorce has been a long time coming. Let’s pray that it can be amicable.
Why many Christians are failing in their Christian Faith, by Freeland_Dave
Why many Christians are failing in their Christian Faith. by Freeland_Dave, Simple stat. 200 different Christian Denominations on the US alone and 45,000 worldwide. No unity in the Scriptures and most all of them hold the mistaken belief that if you don’t follow the dogma of their denomination that you are pre-consigned, by them of …
Are You Loved?
Are You Loved? What’s Better, the Truth that Hurts then Saves, or the Lie that Destroys? Walking out my door I take a right and head downtown Helena, Montana. Passing a school and the town’s beautiful cathedral I next spy St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Prominently displayed in the window hangs the transgender flag. A flag often …
The Methodist Mess
The United Methodist Church is in the middle of a divorce that is becoming a Methodist mess.
Pastor Wes Savage: “Stay UMC” Lacks Strong Support
“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” –Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV) Editor’s Note: There is an existential conflict underway in the United Methodist Church. On one side are the traditionalists who cannot abide the continued open and notorious disobedience of God’s Word by Bishops, Pastors and other church leadership, to wit, their insistence on …
Choice, The Best and Worst Gift?
Choice, The Best and Worst Gift? Choice – at its most basic, life is really about choice, choices. Having a choice sounds great, right?
Shaking the United Methodist Dust Off of Our Feet
It’s time to shake the dust off of our sandals and leave the United Methodist Church.