“Really Amazing”      Susan and I were sitting on our deck down at the Jersey Shore.  It was early evening, the sun had just about disappeared over the bay and a sliver of the moon was shining in the distant sky.  We were doing our afternoon/evening Daily Office (“Engage The Word”), and in our […]

Reflections “Something Missing”      Susan and I went to a wedding last week.  We had a really wonderful time.  The wedding/reception was held in this winery in Brooklyn.  The atmosphere was amazing, the decor had a comforting, intimate feel and the food was delicious.  The toasts from the bride’s sister and her father were […]

Reflections “Thinking Of You” The last few weeks there have been devastating hurricanes that have wreaked havoc on many southern states and throughout the Caribbean Islands.  I was watching one news report where the anchor was interviewing one of the victims in Houston who lost his home in the severe flooding.  At the conclusion of […]

Reflections “I’ll Be Watching You”      Have you ever looked for something on Google and all of a sudden that product or something similar or associated with that product pops us on every internet page you go to?  You have a tree fall down in your yard so you do an internet search for […]

Reflections Living By The Compass      “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,  obeyed and went,  even though he did not know where he was going.”  (Hebrews 11:8)      Have you ever felt like Abraham?  Going through life not knowing where you are going? Over the […]

Reflections Death By A Thousand Paper Cuts      .      There are a myriad of ways for people to meet their demise.  The ancient Chinese practice of torturing people to death by small, continuous cuts all over their body has to be one of the most painful and mentally tormenting of them all. […]

  The Valley Of Vision   Last Sunday I presented to our congregation seven different written prayers, including ones from Augustine, Ambrose, St. Francis, St. Patrick, John Wesley and King David. I encouraged people to pick one of these prayers and pray that one prayer three times a day for one week.  The prayer that […]

Reflections   My House Is Your House When I write my “Reflections” I usually write about something I am reflecting on.  Hence the name of the the post.  Sometimes those reflections are on something that happened to me and some kind of spiritual/ethical/moral application that I reflect on.  Sometimes, they are about an insight I […]