Larry Norman said many years ago in one of his songs “I wish we'd all been ready”.

A story in the Galax Gazette reminded me of this post I wrote some time ago.

Imagine that you and your family are in financial trouble. It could be caused by sickness. You could have medical bills that are very high, or the main breadwinner out of work due to a layoff or fired or who knows what.

I don’t normally make a political statement, not directly anyway. Not much point in cursing the darkness, but this morning I feel the need to at least point out that the darkness exists and it is dangerous, but there is hope.

A quote from a famous person (and it could fit me too), and a few more.

My best personality trait is that I think I'm very approachable. And my worst is that I can be moody.

The main purpose of this HoldFast symbol was for people who worked as a deckhand. It was a sign of good luck for them, and it encouraged them to maintain a good grip especially when the weather and the sea are trying to loosen it.

Many years ago there was a song written and performed by a very popular group:

Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from his place.

I read somewhere that the average person speaks between five thousand and twenty thousand words a day.

On more than one occasion in my past as an employee or friend or even a family member, I have found myself being “accused” of being an idealist.

The Bible talks a lot about wisdom. The word wisdom appears over 200 times in any translation of the Bible. It is used 46 times in the book of Proverbs alone.

My Mom and Dad have a lot of pictures hanging on the walls of their home. They also have a lot of plates. The kind that used to be popular years ago, with pictures of tourist places and churches

The quality of mercy is not strained.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

People have asked me, in times past, how can you believe there is a God when there is so much evil in the world? It seems so stupid!