Many decades ago someone told me if I wanted to feel the love of God I should read the the litle book of 1 John to myself every day for a month. There is a verse in the first Chapter that begins “If You walk in the light”, Near that time I found a verse … More living Openly

Random Ideas about the idea of the foundation of ethics is that good is those things that unite people and evil is things that divide people. . I accept, as good for myself is the idea of living by the side of the road and being a friend to man. ‘ My ethics demands that … More My Ethics

My struggle with depression is mostly eased up now. I learned a great deal during this time. I did a lot of thinking of the troubles as a boy. I remembered and considered again the difficulties I had. I was often hungry and I know what it is to pass out because I was so … More Learning Good Things From A Tough Journey

When I was a boy I fantasized about being a football player that was a combination of Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers. I least I aimed high. I know I was dreaming in order to momentarily ease the pain of my dominating inferiority complex. But there was another reason I fantasized.I felt very unfulfilled with … More Jill and Eric’s Precious Memories

My Pal Ray…..Ray was a wise and able supervisor over the mission’s chapel. I have asked him to do extremely challenging assignments I have described in other posts. He took them on with zest and accomplished them beautifully. Originally I met him as a street person and watched him commit himself to God and I … More My Pal Ray

Loving Ways…..I never say “In two weeks I want to revert back to all those fears, doubts and insecurities I had before I began working my program”. The heart of my program has always been attending my meetings several times a week. If I make a decision to let my program work go slack that … More Loving Ways

The following is part of some correspondence between me and a good friend. Dear Roberta, To me, perfectionism is a monstrous idol that demands more and more sacrifice no matter what I feed it. That was doubly true back in the days that I did mission work. Conviction is when God points out a specific … More Conviction Is Not Condemnation

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the … More A New Creature

Awhile back I was talking to one of my really good program friends. He had called me and had asked to see me. When we connected at a restaurant he was very upset. He felt he had made a very bad mistake.We talked for a good long while. He gradually began to get a new … More No Hooks

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the … More On Minding Your Own Business