“Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name.” Psalm 103:1 “Bless the LORD, o my soul is a simple statement that is easy to remember and easy to sing, but what exactly does it mean to “Bless the LORD?” We are used to asking God to bless US, and there are many recorded instances…

This is first and foremost for those of you who live with chronic pain of one kind or another. I am probably not going to tell you anything you don’t already know, but pain affects our world-view and we sometimes need to be reminded that we are not alone in this situation. Yesterday Joyce and I ran some errands and ended up…

Every so often you will see a sign that says, “Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” I think it is the title of a song written by John Peterson…not sure. So, it set me thinking about the reason (or reasons) we celebrate Christmas. For business people it is a chance to end the year in the black, for families it is…

There was a short clip in the news about Mother Theresa being canonized as a “saint” and they said the qualifications for sainthood were a life given to doing good and 2 verified miracles. That brought back a memory ofsomeone saying, probably my Mother, “If ever there was a saint, it’s her!” It used to be more common than it is now…