Soul Lace

Perspective is a curious thing. We all have one and, although generally speaking many of us share some perspectives, we all have different perspectives.  Curiously, we take offense many times to other perspectives.  If something that someone thinks, says, or does flies in the face of our own way of looking at things, we become irritated, adamant, and many times violent. …

The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus,
seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said,
“Why does this generation seek a sign?
Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”…

Many say that we learn best from our mistakes. That is sometimes a comment made in the aftermath of perhaps a “bad” decision that has ultimately led to some undesirable and sometimes very devastating consequences.  From a parent’s perspective, I would imagine, the instinctual protection that one has for one’s children is captured within a directive like this, “Just listen to what I am telling you. …

(Originally posted 1/31/2017)

When my brother was near his death back in 1995, we sat down together and talked about his memorial service. Despite the difficulty and intensity of doing this, my brother was able to pick out a Scripture that really spoke to him. …