Why do some parents ignore their own children?
Or “specialize” in giving negative attention?
Aren’t those forms of child abuse?
And parental weakness and failure?
Here are three chunks of this morning’s trigger for those questions: Read it all
Soul and Spirit
The Careful Perfecter
He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. —Isa. 27:8.
Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great. —I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: . . . I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.Read it all
Wisdom from Leaf Watching
I stood at the bottom of the giant oak (or was it an elm?!) down in the canyon.
I tipped by head way back to stare at yellowed leaves up high. Stared, so I could track movement in my periphery.
Soon I saw it wave for my attention. Drifting down through the windstill air. Read it all
Pastors Hiding Persecution?!
This is so…ah…despicable. Well, maybe that’s too strong.
“About half of all the pastors in America’s churches today do not want to tell their congregations that there are forces in the world that persecute Christians for their beliefs, because it’s a ‘downer,’ according to the results of a startling new poll. Read it all
Richard, Rescued Veteran
I remember him as a doorman at the now-defunct Rescue Mission in Portland (Oregon).
He served there, helping rescue down-and-outers.
Some of them were quite wrecked.
Early this morning, Richard was rescued from this life. Read it all
Words Darkening Counsel
“Who is this
that darkens counsel
by words without knowledge?”
that darkens counsel
by words without knowledge?”
Who said that?
And to whom? Read it all
You Can’t Just Walk By
Amid the negativity all around us, some rays of cheer and good news…
Erika Jenkins was riding her bike home when she noticed an elderly woman walking alone, eastbound on Main Street, carrying a framed picture. Her own ears were freezing, but Jenkins noticed the woman wore only sweatpants, shoes and a long-sleeved shirt, with no jacket to shield her from the cold. Read it all