Anointing is a biblical practice of smearing or pouring oil on someone or something to symbolize God’s choice, presence, or favor. Thinking about how this applies to us today, I wondered who we would consider “anointed’ in our world; who represents God’s choice in our lives? Hmmm.
Continue ReadingRevenge
When I was about 6 years old, I suffered an embarrassment in Sunday School that I have obviously not forgotten. We kids were all standing in front of our rows of chairs, singing a song. At the end of the song, the teacher told us to sit down. As I lowered myself into my chair, the boy sitting behind me pulled the chair out from underneath me and I landed on the floor.
Continue ReadingJots and Tittles
Okay, what are jots and tittles? Jot refers to the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet, yod or yodh. A tittle is smaller than a jot, representing a pen stroke or part of a letter.
Continue ReadingCleaning House
I have never enjoyed cleaning our house. It’s gratifying to walk into a neat and spotless home, but that gratification is so transient! One or two days later, there’s junk on the kitchen floor (I’m a messy cook, no matter how hard I try to be otherwise), crumbs on the sofa (one who shall remain nameless likes to eat in front of the TV), fingerprints on various surfaces, etc. Frustrating!
Continue ReadingAncient of Days
I’m becoming an old codger. Actually, that is redundant, as the Oxford American Dictionary defines a codger as an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric. Gender aside, I do tend to cherish things from the “old days.” For instance, I love the “old” hymns. To be fair, maybe it’s not because I’m old-fashioned, but because so many of the old hymns have lyrics so biblical and rich in meaning.
Continue ReadingGive Me What I Need
Smooth surgery depends, in part, on all the “working parts” synchronizing for the benefit of the patient. When I was scrubbed on surgery during my medical training, I remember more than one instance where the nurse was ready to hand an instrument when the surgeon asked for something not anticipated.
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