Tag Archives: Choice
To Be a Christian is To Be Contrarian
I know that life is meant for the giving; that being in this world means being with and for others in this world. The greatest difficulty in giving is that it often means giving up. What I give, I give … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Life, Love
Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good, Service, Wisdom
Comments Off on To Be a Christian is To Be Contrarian
“Love Isn’t Love ‘Til You Give It Away”
I have always loved these lines of a song from “The Sound of Music”: A bell is no bell ’til you ring it A song is no song ’til you sing it And love in your heart wasn’t put there … Continue reading
Living is About Giving
There is a lot self-centered and selfish individualism in the world today. Many people have been influenced by the writings and philosophy of Ayn Rand who extolled rational and ethical egoism and belittled altruism. This kind of thinking eventually results … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Nature, The Good News
Tagged Choice, Doing good, Generosity, Prayer, Service
2 Comments
Mothers!
In two more days, we shall be celebrating Mothers’ Day. From Day 1 (of conception, not birth), there has always been a special and strong bond between mother and child: undying gratitude of the child for the gift of life … Continue reading
Simple and Pure
I know that trouble and turmoil are as much a part of living as breathing and eating are. But still they cause a thorny discomfort that I would sooner get rid off and be on my way. Sometimes, the pain … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Spirituality, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Choice, Growing Older, Suffering, Wisdom
Comments Off on Simple and Pure
Modern-day Sports Events as Religion
Last night, Mickey and I watched the Warriors game with several of his friends. It was an electrifying experience. It is probably the closest thing to a religious event in today’s post modern, secular society with ginormous sports arena serving … Continue reading
Posted in Life, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Choice, Serendipity
Comments Off on Modern-day Sports Events as Religion
It Ain’t Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
“It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” This colloquialism cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible or that it is clear how or when the event will end. I have been five years into … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Faith, Life, Nature, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Blessings, Choice, Easter, Grace
2 Comments
Faith is a Gift and a Choice
To see is to believe. There are times when I hear about things so outrageous or so out of the range of my experience, I would often say, like Thomas, that unless I see it with my own eyes, I … Continue reading
The Fool on the Hill
My favorite comics character when I was growing up was Superman. He had tremendous strength and he was invincible, except when it came to kryptonite. I could not get my hands on enough Superman comic books to read and enjoy. … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Faith, Life, Spirituality, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Choice, Fidelity, Grace, Prayer
2 Comments
Ruminating on a Quote From Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sow a thought and you reap an action. All actions are born out of a thought, even seemingly spontaneous ones that happen in the blink of an eye. Malcolm Gladwell calls this rapid cognition. But not all thoughts bear fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Spirituality
Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good, Wisdom
Comments Off on Ruminating on a Quote From Ralph Waldo Emerson