“If you were not strangers here the dogs of the world would not bark at you.” – Samuel Rutherford Boy, if that isn’t a vivid word picture of how our lives here should be. An interesting extension on that comes from the fact that one of our two greyhounds will bark at things on the … Read more

“Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.” -Joseph Joubert, moralist and essayist (1754-1824) Hmm. At first read I had warm fuzzies. But as the gears started rolling in my head I began to wonder about those who aren’t deserving. Are there such people? What is it called when we love those people? That is … Read more

“The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.” –Henry Ward Beecher Hmm. Just before I hit the “send” button I got to thinking. “Joy” really doesn’t cost me much. Doesn’t cost me time or money which are two things I measure a lot of stuff by. … Read more

“It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that by its soundness and well-being he may be enabled to labor for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member.” –Martin Luther Oh, yeah, it’s not … Read more