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“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine, Dec. 1776 Sometimes these feel like times that try the souls of humankind as well. But there have been such times before. For your listening pleasure: one of my all time favorite folk music groups (blacklisted in the 1950s during the McCarthyism era), TheContinue reading “4th of July”

My background, before coming to Christ, was in a tradition where prayers are pretty much prescribed. Spontaneous conversations with God did happen, but I’m not sure they were all that encouraged. It was considered more important to say all the right prayers at the right times, and not miss a scheduled conference with God. SoContinue reading “How Do You Prepare to Pray?”

… with thanks to the dogs who taught me so much while I was pretending to train them… Hint: This works for training dogs too. In my case, as I’ve written elsewhere, the sin I am working to overcome is self-hate. Here’s the process: Identify triggers. Give yourself a substitute behavior for the unwanted sinfulContinue reading “Learning to Stop Sinning”

I hope that you’ve already found this amazing digital resource, but if you haven’t yet, check it out: https://www.biblegateway.com/ Bible Gateway is a searchable online Bible in more than 200 versions and 70 languages that you can freely read, research, and reference anywhere. With a library of audio Bibles, a mobile app, devotionals, email newsletters,Continue reading “Amazing Resource”

So… I wrote my last blog from a confused and scary place in my heart. I ended it by praying, I pray that God will show me the lessons to be learned, and that I will take them to heart to grow spiritually rather than falling back into the worldly sins for which I amContinue reading “God Does Answer Our Prayers”

This is a hard blog to write. But what good are words if they don’t convey truth? Something new happened to me this week. I don’t understand it, but there is a lot that I don’t understand. I am praying that I can use this experience to learn, not to judge. Since the moment IContinue reading “Truth”

Today the thing that is foremost in my mind is all the people who are really hurting from the difficult things going on in the world these days. I believe in the power of prayer, and pray that those who are suffering may soon find healing and peace. In Jesus name, Amen.

I think about God all the time. I know God is with me all the time. I believe God is with me all the time. And yet I still keep experiencing an intense longing to be even closer to Him. I think where I get into trouble is when grown-up worldly me starts trying toContinue reading “Longing for God”

My newly adopted church suggested that we pray Psalm 139 every day this week: Search me, O God, and know my heart!Try me and know my cares!And see if there be any grievous way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting! I’m doing that this week. LK-me is still totally blown away that theContinue reading “Psalm 139”

Haven’t read it yet, don’t know whether it’s any good or not, but it definitely hit my “must-read” list, particularly in light of my own desire to change my behavior regarding institutionalized racism. “A renowned psychologist who has done pioneering research on social norms, Catherine Sanderson was inspired to write this book when a freshmanContinue reading “On My Reading List…”