I have been pondering the notion of Sabbath for some time. Oh, not that I don’t understand it, but it’s like a jello mold … if you try to pick up the jello from the plate with your hands, what happens? It’s all jiggly and sluices through your fingers. Sabbath can be like that. Image courtesy Psychowith6 Dr. Wilson (click the link just under the picture there) nailed it. Here’s my thing with ‘creep’, that insidious drain of life that distracts us from connecting with the Creator and doing what we’re supposed to. I know what I’m supposed to do.…
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My devotional reading this morning was about recognizing that we all are destined for something similar, no matter what our beliefs: eventually, this physical shell will cease to function and the part of us that is ‘us’ will go on. Every week or two weeks, depending on schedules, there’s a small group of us who meet and we spend the time encouraging one another. One of our party talked about wanting to grow old well — how some people’s minds go, but their bodies stay spry, while others have a sharp mind and a broken-down body. Our prayer for her…
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In my opinion, I happen to attend a pretty fantastic church. It was founded on the premise that the purpose of Christendom is to love one another and help one another; the mission of the organization is to bring Christ\’s love to the inner cities of the world. There are two locations now — the original location is called the Mission and there is a feeding program for the community, a men\’s and women\’s home (with plans for a family home) to shelter those who need it and who need to get back on their feet, and a strong prison…
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I had an existential whatyamacallit earlier this year. Long story short, I am at a new place of worship.Today, Pastor Marco talked about a bunch of things — if you want to know about all of it, pop over for a cuppa and I\’ll read you from my notes.I have a notebook; it has teeny blocks like graph paper and I use a triangular mechanical pencil. Fabulous. But I digress, which you are most used to, aren\’t you?The cruxt of the matter was that Pastor Marco got down on this whole \’move the mountain\’ thing. He talked about Abram\’s dad, who…
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Riding to and from the gym, it was a J Dilla day. For the uninitiated, James Dewitt Yancey was a powerhouse in the underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, who died way too young. I fell upon a mix of his stuff a few days back and the rhythmic drum beats were perfect for car-dancing back and forth, as they helped punctuate the pumping of brain juice.Yes. Deep thoughts.When I settled in back at the cave after a grueling workout, I needed more tunes. Scouring my Youtube playlists brought me to the always-fun Fishbone. ‘When Problems Arise’ needed to be heard.…