Category: Life Notes

Life Notes—February 10, 2011 “And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.  Even now you are still not ready, for you are still of the flesh.  For so long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are … Continue reading To Be or Not To Be (of the flesh)

Life Notes—February 3, 2011 “You are the light of the world.  A city built on a hill cannot be hid.  No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others, … Continue reading Letting Your Light Shine

Life Notes—January 27, 2011 “…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”  Micah 6:8b  There are about 2500 pages in my New Oxford Annotated Study Bible.  The prophet Micah was allotted nine of those pages, a fraction of 1% of the … Continue reading Simply Awesomely Simple

Life Notes—January 20, 2011 “Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day…because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”  II Corinthians 4:16, 18  Regular readers … Continue reading Seeing Inside Out

Life Notes—January 13, 2011 “’Can a blind person guide a blind person?  Will not both fall into a pit?…Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?...You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to … Continue reading Blame Me for Tucson

Life Notes—January 6, 2011 “…Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor...”  Luke 18:24  “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.  And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you…”  Luke14:13-14 I have known Joe longer than any other friend.  Our … Continue reading Living the Gospel

Life Notes—December 30, 2010 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1 Advent is over and the baby has been born.  So what now?  Perhaps we begin with a reassessment of what Advent is really about.  Sure, it is a time of preparation, a time to prepare … Continue reading Baby Steps

Life Notes—December 23, 2010 “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.  He will be great…’”  Luke 1:31-32a  The past four weeks I have focused on the four … Continue reading Immaculate Perception

Life Notes—December 16, 2010 “All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.  What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.”  John 1:3-5  The first … Continue reading An Inclusive Love

Life Notes—December 9, 2010 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.  Luke 2:17-18  Happy Holidays!  Merry Christmas!  We want those we love to be happy at Christmas, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting happiness, … Continue reading The Roots of Joy