Tag: Thought For The Day

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER TESTIMONY TIME?

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER TESTIMONY TIME?

PFL 11: "Morning Boy" Does anyone remember “testimony time” in church services? No? Well, it was typically a part of the service when anyone-yes anyone-could spontaneously stand up and “give their testimony”. That is, they could voluntarily tell everyone else, out loud, and without vetting, what God had been doing in their lives, either recently or … Continue reading DOES ANYONE REMEMBER TESTIMONY TIME?

ROMANCE AND THE PAIN TO PLEASURE RATIO

ROMANCE AND THE PAIN TO PLEASURE RATIO

Alfred Lord Tennyson, in 1850, wrote: “‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all” (from “In Memoriam”). Adverb: "Sea Breath" If we’re speaking of family, children, fathers, siblings, mothers, spouses, friends, I’d say Tennyson's statement is without doubt true-an axiom perhaps. We all lose someone, but we would not … Continue reading ROMANCE AND THE PAIN TO PLEASURE RATIO

FAITH IS LIKE GARLIC

FAITH IS LIKE GARLIC

Don’t you just smell one of those forced analogies coming, like someone trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole? Actually, if you make the round hole big enough, the peg will just drop right in there, no probs. Here’s the big hole… I made a delicious stew yesterday, and being one of … Continue reading FAITH IS LIKE GARLIC

I AM AN ALIEN

I AM AN ALIEN

Those of you who know me have always suspected that there was something odd about me. Well alright, I’m odd in a lot of ways. Now I believe the time has come to make my confession, and “come clean” as you earthlings sometimes put it. ... The truth is that I do not belong to this … Continue reading I AM AN ALIEN

LOVE 101: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

LOVE 101: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

I’m working on an attitude problem which threatens to drag me down to the lowest depths of human nature. The very same problem challenges all of us at some time or other, and it’s not something we can ignore. If you think you aren’t guilty of the same problem, you could be one of the worst offenders. … Continue reading LOVE 101: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER