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Contrasts and Wise Counsel

I’ve been heavily in the Psalms and Proverbs this week. It began last weekend with a series of seemingly God-prompted thoughts and some snippets of a certain Psalm that entered my mind. Continuing in prayerful thoughts and contemplations, one Psalm seemed to lead into another that somehow came to my attention through various means. By Tuesday evening, I began listening on Audible to the entire collection of Psalms from the beginning, on into Proverbs. Then, starting it again. And again....

It Wasn’t Supposed To Be There

There are always a number of ways to look at some event, especially when we are searching for meanings and reasons why. I intended to write this piece shortly after the event, which was a Saturday evening back in December. In fact, it was around 4:30 the evening of December 3. I can easily determine that date by looking back at a text with someone. I had finished up my Open Studio wreath-making party that day, and was planning to...

Linguistic Battles

Tonight in my YouTube feed this talk called Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality (with Jordan Peterson and Helen Joyce) came up and I listened all the way through. I think this is a worthy share. Dr. Peterson presents so much for consideration, drawing upon his deep expertise in the field of psychology and his own personal experiences of vitriolic response to his non-compliance. Equally, Helen Joyce, a British journalist, presents such keen observations and also tells of the vitriolic response...

Untethered Excursions

When I lived in Alabama I yearly attended and volunteered at a large hot-air balloon festival. There, I learned what a tethered balloon ride was and took one, maybe once or twice. Once a hot-air balloon lifts off the ground and the tethering rope is no longer keeping it within certain parameters from the ground, safe navigation is dependent upon the skill of the balloon pilot but also upon other variable conditions such as wind. On occasion, there are balloon...