The blog
10 Thoughts to Ponder
Every post filed under 10 Thoughts to Ponder.
- Posts
- 50
- Categories
- 9
Foolish Choices
A fool is one who knows better and does it anyway. Many times, I have looked back and said to myself, I knew better than to do that.
Obituary of Significance
Methuselah was an unrighteous man who died in the year of the Great Flood, with nothing worth mentioning in 969 years.
Power in Numbers
Sometimes when people go out alone, they are never heard from again. Gang members can feel safe for as long as they don’t face a bigger, more powerful gang.
Miracle Water
Holy water is blessed by a priest for cleansing and protection from evil. It isn’t for drinking like the water at Jacob’s well at Sychar.
Attitude of Gratitude
The lame man at the Temple gate had been there for years, begging for a few coins that gave him a meager existence.
Did It My Way
When I was two, the milkman left quart bottles of whatever my mom wanted. “Three white, one chocolate,” she said. The one chocolate was for me.
Easy Money
I must be the luckiest guy on Earth. Would you believe I received an email from a rich oilman who had billions of dollars to give away, and my name had been selected?
Dreaming
In a dream, Joseph saw the sun, moon, and eleven stars bow to him. If that dream was as vivid as the dreams that turned my life in an entirely different direction, I can…
The Greatest Gift
On Christmas morning 1950, the last present I opened was a leather Bible with my name imprinted in gold letters.
Fading Memory
People laugh when I say my memory is fine. Smiling, I say, “I can’t remember anything I’ve forgotten.” With a brilliant mind unlike any other, Jill Price lives a curse,…
I Am
Let’s see … I am … I am who I am. I am who I think I am. I am who others think I am. I am who God knows I am. I am not capable of being someone else.
No Worries
In grade school, I learned to worry. What if the teacher gave a pop quiz? Will anybody want to come to my birthday party?