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When God Sees Us (When We See Him Not)

Today I was listening to the Psalms and a verse got my attention. And tonight, I had an object lesson that will better enable my expression here. The verse was Psalm 32:8, and I have selected three different translations below, with the first being what I was listening to in my Old Testament audiobook. “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” (NRSV) “I will instruct you...

A New Type of Asylum

Lunacy. Asylums. Refugees. How crazy is the state where you live? If one of your children or grandchildren decides to run away (with potential assistance of activists) so they can start so-called “gender affirming care” without your consent, how far do they need to be transported through the network into the “safety” of these mad asylums? It used to be that asylums were for the insane, and that we granted asylum to refugees fleeing from forms of insanity. But in...

The Literal Meaning of the Word “Hopeless”

Shortly after my first divorce was final I recall a friend visiting me and I felt so depressed I literally decided, during the conversation, to lay face down on the floor. I just felt I couldn’t take any more, and I stated that I felt “hopeless.” The friend then argued with me along the lines that because I was still trying and still attempting to figure things out, I couldn’t possibly be “hopeless.” Because, the word “hope” and “less” when...

To What Purpose Am I Being So Crushed?

I was in bed unusually early (for me) around 10 pm, because I came home from my day’s activities feeling absolutely crushed. After some sleep, I’ve been laying awake for about an hour and it is around 4:10 am. My rooster has begun to crow. I look around my room at various things on my walls, and I feel so many, many weights of so many sorts I cannot even articulate. I think about God, and I wonder where He...

Naked Suffering

This morning, from under a cloud of the heavy weight of suffering, I think of God. I can’t say I particular feel God right now, but I do think of Him. Some soul sufferings and wounds are such that they can only be seen when we are undressed; battle wounds not visible through whatever type of “uniform” we wear to cover up. I think of the verse that says we aren’t given more than we can bear:“No temptation has overtaken...

“Have You Ever Put a Worm on a Hook?”

Tonight, in my almost nightly conversation with my former Alabama neighbor “Dear Hellen” (aka Miss Hellen!), we went from topic to topic as we often do. She tells me about her day and I decide what to tell her about mine…tonight…she mentioned the new neighbors now have ten chickens that free range and go in and out of the coop I built. That makes me do a happy dance! For many reasons. I wish I could write funny stories about...