That’s something you get every day – at least I do. It is different from being “Retired”, which I am definitely enjoying. People keep asking “How’s retirement”, and my answer is “generally great!” There are some things that we keep trying to find time to do, but our schedules are still maxed out. Now that our routine is getting established we find/make time for the fun stuff. Actually, most of what we do is fun. Well, digging up the roots of old shrubs and trees in the back yard definitely was not “fun”. However, putting some plants in IS! Gotta…
joe
Reading Again…
Missed my time in the Word. Got a little distracted with other things, and probably should have finished this chapter in James. What I found was that it does not matter what other people think, it is what the Word (or law) has taught me. It is my actions in relationship to the people around me that matter. Sometimes, it is my reactions, but mainly it is how I act – what I do Hearing or reading is important – that is the nourishment of our souls and minds, but once having heard, we are required to live out or…
He’s Back
Wonder how many comedians in A.D. 33 (or thereabouts) ran around yelling “He’s Back”? Especially in the face of Roman soldiers who had participated in the arrest, conviction and crucifixion of “that man”. Probably the greatest surprise in history – a dead man who did not stay dead. Of course, there were those who tried to explain it as trickery or some great illusion, but it cannot be explained away. It has to be taken at face value. The “Man” was dead, but is not any longer. He did what he said he would do, even though people did not…