July 2020
July 7
Day 115: When Bad Things Happen My (much older than me) widowed neighbor across the street had a bad day yesterday. Turning her sedan into her garage she cut the angle too short and scraped the right side of her garage pulling in. Realizing this was not a good thing, she thought to put the […]
July 6
Day 114: Especially on a Dark, Rainy Monday After decent weather we're now back to rain. Want to begin your workweek and add to the downer? Read Lamentations. The writer (maybe Jeremiah, maybe someone or someones else) is pictured, in the mid 500's BC, sitting and writing in the middle of destruction. God had finally […]
July 5
Day 113: Bible Heroes Most days I don't feel so special. I don't see myself any more gifted or capable or important than anyone else. No more, and no less. (Healthy outlook, right?) But having just completed reading Jeremiah this morning, I am struck over how godly he was. And this gets me thinking of […]
July 4
Day 112: Grace Before Peace When I write an email, especially a real letter, I start off with "Hi!" or the hipper "Hey!" A friendly beginning. The Apostle Paul was different. He would greet his readers with "Grace and Peace." But not before introductions. In Romans, for example, Paul begins with saying first that he […]