(The above is copyright Nathan W Pyle, since I am sharing it I have included a link to his book. Just Click the picture. ) Sometimes we force ourselves to be so strong we end up breaking over the smallest things. At the height of my depression, before medication, I would cry at cute cat […]
Where Treasure Is
Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with my financial planner. She called regarding an invest portfolio she thought I would be interested in because it was “faith based.” She was very confused when I told her that I was familiar with the product and wanted nothing to do with it. I had to explain that […]
Compromise or Concession
Happy Valentine’s Day…or is it Lupercalia? In our on going effort to understand how God speaks to us and we share God with others I thought it might serve if we take a look at Valentine’s Day. Technically St. Valentine’s Day, the only reason it is even on the calendar is veneration of Valentine. Valentine […]
A challenge for who
Homeless Camps in Ft. Wayne The link above is to WPTA 21, a local station, that chose the >ahem< unfortunate headline of “Homeless camp sites pop up in Fort Wayne, present a challenge for police.” What about the people who are trying to live there? Is it possible that Ft. Wayne weather might be a challenge […]
Taking Care of Each Other
I did something this week I did not want to do. I went with the police to do a wellness check on a church member. I stood in the cold and wet as they debated on how to get inside. I was worried about what we would find. Honestly, I had thought of doing this […]
For they shall be…
Continuing along the lines of how others see God in us… There are many ways to talk about what makes a good person or a good act. Plato and Aristotle taught that we should be more concerned with virtue, good character, than with individual acts. This is a fairly direct contrast to the Law of […]