Writings for the Journey

As the Christmas season comes and goes, hopefully we have carved out a time to trulysee. That means we are relishing the beauty in our lives from the decorations ofChristmas, the falling snow and the people that love us and the people that we love.God has blest us in...

Being in God’s presence is the beginning of wisdom. But how do we get there? It isnot what we have to do, to be in God’s presence. God is already present to us. Webelieve by faith that God dwells within us. We simply need to become aware of it.Sometimes it becomes...

Many are searching for the true meaning of Christmas. Is it all about Christmas lights andChristmas trees? Is it all about the coming together of families? Does it involve the babyJesus with Mary, Joseph, and shepherds by his side?Maybe it has to do with all of these...

Many people try to figure out who God is. They want to put God on their examining tableto dissect God in the same way they would be dissecting a frog. I do not think it worksthat way. The “book of Job” in the Bible agrees. Theology is faith seeking understanding.Maybe...

In many movies, not only in old westerns but also in the latest blockbusters, there arethe good buys and the bad guys. The plot involves in eliminating the bad guys invarious ways.We too have become comfortable with the labels we assign to groups of peoples.Does God...

This is a story which many of you have heard about. A father goes to his son’s room  and tries to wake him up to go to school. His son says to him, “Give me three reasons why I need to get out of bed.” The father says, “Number one, you know it is your duty ...

There are many things that cross our mind when we look in our past. We can be awareof one or many tragedies that have or are occurring in our world almost on a dailybasis. We can remember our own experience of our successes and the times when wehave not measured up to...

Prayer can be tricky. Sometimes we might experience guilt for not having prayed  enough for the people who have asked for prayers. Sometimes we might feel that our  petitions to God are overwhelming. God knows our needs. God does not forget. Then there  is a Scripture...

When we plan our lives with certain goals in mind, we find that things often do not goour way. There are going to be losses. These could be a change in our health or thehealth of the people that we have counted on, or there could be changes in situationsin “our world”...

Yes, all religions have compassion as an attribute of God and of God’s desire for we humansto live compassionate lives. But we live in a world dominated by competition and to be overand against the other. This may come from a lack of having received compassion in...