I am a Christian and one of the places in the Christian Bible says “Ask and it will be Given”. I don’t think I have ever taken that to mean that if I asked God for $1,000,000 that it would show up on my doorstep the next day. I do know God doesn’t work like that. If He did the U.S. which claims to be mostly Christian would be a country of super millionaires with the resulting hyper-inflation which would make the money worthless! No, I didn’t think would give me “stuff” simply because I asked for it. I know … Continue reading Waiting for God to answer my prayers???

As I have mentioned before I went deaf in 1988. Learning to cope in a hearing world has been one of my most strenuous challenges. Most people, whether they want to admit it or not, have preconceived ideas of who a deaf person is and for the most part I don’t fit into that mold. I am deaf but have maintained my ability to speak relatively clearly. But since I have almost no feedback I often have problems controlling the volume of my speaking. With an IQ of about 130 I am somewhat intelligent person.  I am at best a … Continue reading Playing “Deaf & Dumb”…..

Here is a picture of my big brother taken standing on the bumper of a 1950 Buick I think. He was probably seven years old at the time. That would have made me about four. My big brother did the usual things that big brothers do. He often teased me and sometimes mistreated me but that was what was expected of big brothers. I think he was about twelve or so when my mother took him and abandoned my father, me and my younger brother to move to Florida and soon marry a man of much more wealth than Dad. … Continue reading I Missed My Big Brother

Let’s do a couple of other posts with my pictures of Mexico. This time we will concentrate on Tequila :)  We were very privileged to have a private tour of the tequila plant by one of the owners! These pictures were taken in 1995. Continue reading South of the Border (con’t)….

During the 80s and 90s I made quite a few trips to Mexico, particularly the Guadalajara area. I will spend the next few posts on some of the pictures from that area. See my other blog http://www.Waiting4God.net to see some discussion on these experiences. Since I have many pictures of GD this will probably be the first of many posts on the area. Continue reading Some Time South of the Border….

  I believe  that there is a spark of God in every human being. When one human kills another for any reason he is also killing a small piece of God. I believe that all people are created equal in the eyes of God. I believe that the first story of creation in Genesis 1:27 is more accurate than the second one in Genesis 2:21. The first says man and woman were created together and equal. The second story mimics the times it was written and makes woman subservient to the male. I believe that violence contaminates the very soul … Continue reading I Believe….

  My wife Yvonne was born in a small town in northern Wisconsin in the 1940s. When she graduated from high school she decided it was time to move to the big city. Milwaukee that is. After spending some time housed at the local Y she ended up sharing an apartment with a girl friend from the same small town. From the stories she tells they had quite an adventure together and some of those adventures included some big city boys. Anyone over fifty or so should be now saying that sounds like the old TV show called  Laverne & Shirley? … Continue reading Laverne & Shirley???

As mentioned in the last post I live just outside a small (population 1200) town in the Midwest. I enjoy the small town life immeasurably more than the big city stuff. Yes, I have spent a considerable amount of time in both. I am not one to insist that I be able to walk to a dozen museums or see a different Broadway play each week. To those kind of people where I live would be called a “cornfield with lights”. My Dad moved us from the big city to a small rural area when I was in the eighth … Continue reading Small town life for me….

With this post I am going to start a new Sunday thing related to what I believe in regards to spiritual matters. I spent the last sixty years trying to understand just who God is and why he put me on this earth.  I have also spent the last four years diligently studying about one hundred books on theology and of other faiths beliefs. At this point in my life my beliefs and understanding of God are finally somewhat solidified. In these posts I will only tell you what I believe. I am in no way trying to persuade you one … Continue reading I Believe…

    I seem to spend quite a bit of my retirement time tending my yard and garden. At least in the warm weather months that is. Don’t get me wrong; I am by no means a perfectionist who manicures his lawn with tweezers. The opposite is more realistic for me. But I do enjoy this type of work providing the weather cooperates. I live in a very rural area about a mile north of a small town. The big city perfectly manicured lawns are a rarity in this neck of the woods. But since I do have about two … Continue reading Yard and Garden (and Tomatoes)…

As I mentioned before my wife and I were not fortunate enough to have had any children. But maybe the post will accidentally fall into the hands of some of you who can learn from one of my life’s lessons. One of the things that I found strikingly odd when I was growing up was that our parents would take me and my two brothers to church almost every Sunday and drop us off. They would then go back home and do whatever it was they did. I always wondered why church was necessary for us but not for them. … Continue reading Don’t Do as I Do…But

My wife Yvonne and I did not get married until we were both over forty years old. This was the first marriage for both of us. We have been married almost twenty five years now. Although we had been working in the same building together for more than fifteen years our paths just never crossed. It was a very big building! Yvonne said if we had only met when we were young we would have had six kids and many grandkids by now!! It does sadden me that she wanted so many children and ended up having none. Sometimes I … Continue reading My Hubby of Nearly 25 Years….

Let’s start out with a picture of me and my wife in 1999.  We lived in New Jersey then and made rather frequent trips to NYC.  This picture was taken on Ellis Island. Notice the World Trade Center in the background. Continue reading Me and the Hubby – 1999

The question in the title of this post is probably asked millions of times a day by various people to someone who is usually just starting out in life. I remember the first time it was asked of me. At about the age of twelve or so when my father first addressed the issue. Like most twelve year olds I couldn’t understand why I needed to figure that out already. After all I was just a kid in the sixth grade! How was I supposed to know what I wanted to spend the next umpteen years doing. Well that wasn’t … Continue reading What do you want to do when you grow up?

I have come to the point where I need some time away from theology things. So I will stop blogging on RLL starting today. How long my hiatus will be I don’t know right now. Thanks to all of you who read me on occasions. I am humbled that you think my words are worth your time. I pray that all of you continue to keep our Lord and Savior front and center in your lives…. Continue reading Some Time Away….

I know the Old Testament talks about a 10% thithe in several places but is this also applicable to Christians in the New Testament age? Some say yes and some say no.  It always impressed me when I read in the book of acts how Early Christians sold everything they had and gave the money to the Apostles for the community good.  Here are those verses: Acts 4:32-35 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.  With great power the apostles continued … Continue reading 10% Tithe??