by sworel | Dec 30, 2013 | 2013, Musings
This time of year, we are all tempted to make resolutions. We are going to work out more, eat less, read more, watch TV less and on and on goes the list. It is sad, but experts tell us that those kinds of resolutions made in January are usually gone by mid February....
by sworel | Dec 23, 2013 | 2013, Musings
I love sports stories that reinforce the goodness of God. I heard one last week and want to share it. It has to do with the “sneakiness” of God. Of course He is not sneaky in the traditional sense of that term. I mean that He will move things around, hide...
by sworel | Dec 16, 2013 | 2013, Musings
Too often you and I look at prayer as if it were really good room service. When we pray, we expect immediate results, results in our favor. Biblical prayer though is much more like an ongoing meaningful conversation between two friends who are deeply vested in each...
by sworel | Dec 9, 2013 | 2013, Musings
Tis the season to stuff yourself with a myriad of freshly baked goodies. Just last week, I had two mini zucchini bread tins waiting for me on my desk. And outside my window, the school’s annual bake sale was beckoning. Prior to last week, I had pumpkin and pecan...
by sworel | Dec 2, 2013 | 2013, Musings
With the 50th anniversary of John Kennedy’s death upon us, there have been all kinds of behind the scene accounts written. One of them had to do with the Zapruder’s film. Apparently, within hours of the President’s death, the staff of Life magazine...
by sworel | Nov 25, 2013 | 2013, Musings
I recently found an old illustration that drives home the point that we must be precise with our words. And it made me laugh out loud. The article said, “A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons...
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