It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant. (Matthew 20:26) All Saints Day is upon us once more.  Church bells will toll to honor those who have died since the previous All Saints Day. Some will have a chance to light candles in memory of loved ones no longer with us in the flesh. The church provides a list of saints of the faith who […]

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) I spent an evening in prison a while back. I volunteered to go with Bob Bolling, a friend who goes there regularly. Bolling invited two of us to attend a graduation ceremony. The graduates recently completed the Bridges to Life program. Getting through security was much like going through […]

My youngest has a birthday this week. She was born the Wednesday before Mother’s Day back in – well we’ll just say the 70’s. I don’t want to get too specific for fear she may cut of my supply of grandkid time. She was my Mother’s Day gift that year. She was a gift that’s kept on giving for quite a few years now. Her twins – now about to turn legal driving age – […]

August 1929 – March 2015 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) The Houston community said farewell to a gentle giant March 8. Walter Kase became one of the best known spokesmen for the need for mutual respect among people who come from very different backgrounds. He told his story of confinement in a Nazi concentration camp thousands of times wherever people were willing to listen.

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Prov. 27:1 Work recently took me within an hour of a very dear friend now lives. We manage to see each other perhaps every other year. Visiting with her reminded me what good friends we really are and how much I miss not seeing her more often.