Final thoughts on our final days
We’re coming now to the end of this series on coming to the end of this life. I pray that I’ve helped someone courageously confront the certainty of the body’s mortality and resolve… Continue reading
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Trials of the aged
Aging has its perks, as I talked about last time, as well as its unpleasant side effects. But though my experience has, thankfully, been more annoying than difficult, I want to acknowledge in… Continue reading
Aging has its perks
I’m on a quest to come to grips with, and even embrace, my stage in life as a 68 (and 1/2) year old woman. This is #5 in my series. I’ve got just… Continue reading
I have a place prepared
(And, no, I’m not talking about a burial plot.) In my pondering the reality of my inescapable, downward slide into old age these last few weeks, I’ve broached the fact of my inevitable… Continue reading
Whose body is this?
Mind/body dualism is a thing. It’s a very noticeable reality for those of us in or nearing the fourth quarter of our lives. Because though my body is showing obvious signs of age,… Continue reading
Nature has a course, and takes it
Aging. I’m not a fan. The wrinkles, the loss of vision and hearing, the debilitating aches and pains. I feel so bad for my husband. 🙂 Nah. That’s me too . . .… Continue reading
On death and aging
I’m 68 years old. And a half. (I like to be precise.) This series of posts is about what life is like for a 68 1/2 year old woman. Maybe you can relate.… Continue reading
She persisted
Now is the time for great faith. If you’re a Christian, as I am, you’ve likely been asking God to intervene in the affairs of our nation to restore righteousness and reason, as… Continue reading
We are his cause
A lot of us humans have a pet cause, which is one of the things that sets us apart from the animal kingdom – our pets don’t have a human cause. But, of… Continue reading
Now is the day of salvation, but night is coming
The end is near. Jesus is coming back soon; I just know it. If you’ve been putting off faith in God because you figured you had plenty of time to repent, I’d suggest… Continue reading
So many faulty compasses
Has there ever been a time when so much evil is being done in the name of good? Consider just some of the evidence: Children are being confused, sterilized, abused and mutilated by… Continue reading
We have the power
Christians are a different breed. We look like everyone else but as “reborn” ones we possess a life force that non-Christians do not have. Strange but true. All who have turned to God… Continue reading
Are we slaves to sin?
Suppose you were involved in a collision on the highway because your brakes suddenly went out. When the police arrived you told them, “I slammed on the brakes but nothing happened. I couldn’t… Continue reading
The devil made me do it
Imagine with me that in Sunday’s big game every time Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes steps out on the field he’s thinking, “Man, I know I’m going to throw an interception. I… Continue reading
Will somebody please distinguish between defending the man and voting for him?
Here we are again, four years later. Though I was praying for Ron DeSantis to somehow be the nominee, I present the same argument for Donald Trump that I did back then. In… Continue reading