Written by Rev. Leonard Buelow in Devotions: Morning Walk in the Word “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer,” Psalm 19:14. With this devotion I will begin a series on the subject of Read more…
“Stuff happens.” I saw that on a bumper sticker once. Stuff happens to our bodies. People I know well have been in car accidents, sports accidents, and home accidents. People I am close to have arthritis as a daily companion. Their pens no longer move, and their musical instruments must Read more…
What is it that transforms normal basic human prudence (good) into worry (bad)? I think it is this: the gut-level urge to assume the worst in every possible outcome. Is Daddy late coming home from work? He must be dead in a ditch. Did I get a bad grade in Read more…
President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison had electricity brought into the White House in 1889, but they were so terrified of it that they had the servants turn the light switches on and off. If the servants had already gone to bed, the Harrisons slept with lights blazing. It’s one thing Read more…
We sling around the words die and death very casually in day-to-day conversation. “I could have just died from embarrassment.” “I’m dying for some chocolate right now.” “That cheesecake is to die for.” “That kid’s going to be the death of me.” Some of us will die instantly—in a car Read more…
There are two kinds of tired. One kind is the way you feel after a vigorous aerobic workout, or after putting in long hours at work but getting some important things done, or as you look around at a really clean house. That’s happy tired, glowing tired. People who are Read more…
“Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name; nobody came. . . . All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” Have you ever felt as though that anthem to loneliness was written for your life? Loneliness has nothing to do with how Read more…