I see from the pundits reports of the first Republican Presidential debate that the House member from Minnesota is considered one of the front runners in the coming election. It looks like she has stole Ms. Palin’s thunder. Maybe they will run together for the White House. Wouldn’t that be something to watch! 😉 In a previous post I mentioned that the Republican Party is … Continue reading About Representative Bachmann……
Mesa Verde National Monument – June 2009 [One of the most spiritual historic sites I have ever visited] Continue reading Mesa Verde
One of the rites of retirement is being able to take a vacation pretty much whenever you want. Well, my wife and I want! We will soon be heading out for our Canada and New England trip. This one could take up to a month of our time. That is another privilege of retirement, we can take as long as needed. We have a house sitter who … Continue reading The Rites of Retirement….
Do the best you can and don’t take life too serious – Will Rogers Continue reading Will Rogers Quote
It’s Done… (but it’s never really done) I finally completed the merging of five of my six blogs to this site! I hope you like what you find here. Don’t forget to bookmark this new blog and remove any of my old ones (I will not be closing them but they will no longer be updated). This will make my life a little simpler and … Continue reading It's Done
This is a continuation of my collection of snippets from the book by Philip Gulley entitled If God is Love. The Psalmists boats, “Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? I hate them with perfect hate. I count them my enemies” (Psalm 139:21-22). Hatred, when directed at those we have judged wicked, becomes … Continue reading If God is Love (Part 2)
The Democrats take the whole thing as a joke. Republicans take it serious, but run it like it was a joke — Will Rogers Some of my posts lately have just been too serious for my own good. I can feel my blood pressure rise as I am writing them. One of the main reasons for this blog is to have fun writing about … Continue reading I’m Getting Too Serious For My Own Good….
In the old days, I’m talking about pre-Reagan, a company’s workers were considered an asset but it seems like today they have turned into a liability. I read an article recently (I don’t remember the source right now so I can’t give it to you here 😉 ) that basically said that many companies can’t find adequately trained people to fill their jobs and won’t … Continue reading Workers as Liabilities….
Since judgment day seems to be on the short list of things Christians talk about lets look at the story about it as spoken by Jesus Christ: “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. “All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from … Continue reading The Least of These…. The Final Judgment
Anheuser-Busch Horse Barn, St. Louis – June 2007 This might be an unusual framing of this photo as it is inside the barn instead of outside. Continue reading Anheuser-Busch Horse Barn, St. Louis – June 2007
I thought I would look back at our homestead ten years ago and now. It is amazing how things have grown so much but still stayed pretty much the same. Continue reading Then and Now
A couple of posts ago I talked about how I chose to spend my fixed income in my senior years. One thing that has a huge effect on how I would spend my money was where I was going to live. When we chose to come back to Indiana for our final years this had a huge effect on our finances. Compared to California and … Continue reading Where To Live in My Senior Years…
I have been getting hit by some because I don’t quote the Bible often enough for them. As I have stated many times before I am just not a “chapter and verse” Christian. I do read the Bible frequently but instead of memorizing the words I try to learn the lessons behind the words and then attempt to make those lessons a part of my … Continue reading Lessons Learned….
I am going to start a series of posts around quotes from some of the many books I have read. One of the favorites is the book “If God is Love” by Philip Gulley. Here is the quote for today: When Jesus redefined kinship, he was challenging their exclusive circle by declaring that anyone in any place who did the will of God regardless of … Continue reading If God Is Love… (Part1)
I must admit that during my semi-required down time each day I am a sucker for the TV show entitled House Hunters on HGTV. I’m also not one to shy away from technology so I have a digital video recorder (DVR to those of us who are tech savvy). So, I have House Hunters episodes just about any time I want to see them. The basic … Continue reading House Hunters??
The Old Testament has always been a struggle for me. I find far too many places where God’s wrath is brutally shown. This is in such a total contrast with Jesus Christ I know in the New Testament. It is almost like the good cop/bad cop scenarios that play out so much on the TV cop shows. I tend to refer to it as the … Continue reading Contemplating the All Powerful God and the All Loving God…
Being a history nut I like the old saying “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it”. The premise behind this statement is that we should know what got us into past problems so we don’t end up making the same mistakes again. I think this is especially true when it come to our country’s debt problems. So, that is what this post … Continue reading Those Who Don't Know History Are….
Every Nation must have it legalized form of gambling. We have our Wall Street –Will Rogers — 1933 Continue reading Wall Street
I have been away from quotes by my hero Will Rogers for a while. I am bringing them back starting now. There ain’t any finer folks living than a Republican that votes the Democratic ticket. –Will Rogers — Continue reading Will Rogers Quote
Source: Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor – Jim Wallis – God’s Politics Blog. Sojourners, which is a Christian based organization founded on the principle that Christians are called to be their brother’s keeper and that governments are accountable for the well-being of all their citizens. The source post is a call for 1,000 pastors to come forward and say cutting the safety net out from … Continue reading Wanted: 1,000 Pastors For the Poor
A recent post about the post office got me to thinking about the Internet and how it is not available, at least at a reasonable speed, to those of us in more rural areas. I am the last person on our county road who is allowed to have a DSL connection from the phone company. And even my connection is spotty at best. My router … Continue reading Internet RFD….(Chasing the Web)
This is going to be a short post about the religious establishments of today. I hope this closes out my recent thoughts in this area. I really want to move on to other things about Jesus. This post is based on some words in the book entitled If the Church Were Christian by Philip Gulley. Here are those words: We have built a vast institution based on these … Continue reading A Vast Institution Based on a Few Bones…..
Source: Column: You can’t reconcile Ayn Rand and Jesus – USATODAY.com. The source article is about how many conservatives have put Ayn Rand on a pedestal lately. It goes into how much of her philosophy runs very contrary to espoused conservative values. The graphic I attached here from that article is pretty neat. It does a good job of showing the broken link between Ayn Rand and supposedly … Continue reading Conservatism and….
I have a favorite place at our homestead where I tend to spend hours at a time in the Spring and Summer months. Since it is the highest place on our property I call it “Up on the mountain”. I go up there to lay on my glider/swing and read the latest book or magazine. And of course I take an occasional nap there; OK if you insist on … Continue reading Up On The Mountain…..
This is a picture of a Hoosier Cabinet that I found in the summer home of Thomas Edison. Since my furniture shop which I shut down in 2006 used to make reproduction Hoosiers I snapped pictures of them wherever I find them. Continue reading Hoosier Cabinet – Ft. Myers FL – Oct 2002
Ok, I have had enough; I just can’t take it any more. Whoever invented the glossy computer/tablet/netbook screens must live in a windowless, unlit world. I am a techie person; I always have been. I bought my first TRS-80 about 30 years ago and spent hours and hours on it. I even changed my occupation from an electric engineer to information technology a few years after that. … Continue reading I Hate Glossy Screens!!!!
I must admit that I have become pretty turned off by most theological things. At one time I was deeply embedded in theology and studied it on almost a daily basis. But after several years at it I discovered that, like the original Bob Newhart TV show character did about psychology, that theology is pretty much a crock! 🙂 Of course the business of theology … Continue reading Reading Too Much Into the Words…..
This is a picture of Indianapolis taken outside of the Indiana Historical Society building there. Continue reading Indianapolis – 2003
The Mayowood mansion was the home of the founders of the Mayo Clinic. Continue reading Mayowood Mansion – MN 2003
Am I biased about anything? Of course I am. I, like everyone else have life experiences that have taught me certain lessons. And of course growing up I picked up many opinions from my parents and others around me. South Carolina is one of those biases that runs in me. This goes back to my high school history class days and learning that SC was … Continue reading Am I Biased??…. Of Course I Am..
No this post is not about how to gut Medicare as seems to be the topic of today. Instead it is about my personal travels of getting signed up for it. As I announced before I am at the head of the herd of the Baby Boomers so I will be joining Medicare this year. As a result I am starting to try to figure … Continue reading What To Do About Medicare??
I’m sure according to the theologians I have the wrong word in the title but in this post I want to spend some time pondering the duality of Jesus. That is Jesus the man and Jesus the God. Here are some words of a Quaker friend of mine: It is not that Jesus is God more than he is human, or human more than he … Continue reading The Duality of Jesus??
Living in a small town means the county fair is probably the event of the year. That is certainly the case for our small town. Continue reading County Fair July 2006
Source: Editorial Cartoons – USATODAY.com Photos. I wonder what an elephant would look like without its trunk? I think it would look like a very strange character. But that is indeed what the current crop of Republicans have done to their mascot. They have cut off its nose to spite its face. 🙂 I realize it is very difficult to be against everything and … Continue reading It Is Hard Being Against Everything….
I have been away from the red letters for a while now so it is time to get back to them. Let’s look at Matthew 7. In that chapter Jesus talks about heavenly things including doing the will of God. Jesus uses several parables and other stories to relay his message about the heavenly kingdom and who and how we are to get there. One … Continue reading Getting Back…
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