A new beginning This is an old hickory tree in our front yard that leaned out over the driveway toward the street. Its growth pattern over the years had been influenced by the big white oaks surrounding it. Our yard has mostly white oaks. The hickory was an intruder with high hopes. One early spring… Continue reading The Hickory
Category: Portal
A spiritual view.
Portal
A ‘web book’ look 🌴 under a tree wondering to be beyond the leeamid the sea outside of me untethered and free Many of us are drawn to the heavens. I imagine we’re the only species on the planet that dreams of outer space adventure! What created this outer notion inside our inner brain? Perhaps it’s love for notional outer… Continue reading Portal
Life
An artist’s blind path. 1969 was the year I would have graduated high school but had different ideas. I’m a stubborn commonologist. Over my life I’ve had a number of favorite music artists. Many reaching the depths of my soul and lifting me out and up. The Moody Blues captured “up” the longest with this wistful wishful… Continue reading Life
God Package
I was introduced to Christianity at an early age. I was a wacky kid with a wild imagination. While I was growing up, I maintained God’s image from the seed in my little child’s brain as a beautiful, older than anybody, white haired, white robed, bearded, distant, brightly glowing super Man with a tall staff which… Continue reading God Package
Feeling
I have never seen God unless you count what I can see of the universe. My universe is limited to my surroundings and my brain. God’s presence is a feeling. Like when I look at a sunrise or sunset framed by a few clouds. It feels like God is speaking to me saying something like…… Continue reading Feeling
Unique
If you’ve aged, you’re physically not the same person that you started with… A long time ago, I read a science article that claimed every cell in our body is replaced about three times in a lifetime. And as a sort of validation, everyone changes their mind at least a “little bit” over the course… Continue reading Unique
The Road
To each their own Decisions, decisions, decisions… life is full of them. “The Road” inspiration comes from motorcycle touring adventure in the southern Appalachian Mountains. There decisions unfold with the mountain curves and breezes. Riding airs out the soul leaving serenity in place of stress. Mountain roads and views put everything in proper perspective. Problems… Continue reading The Road
Heaven
“He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.” Job 9:8 NIV “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is… Continue reading Heaven
StarShip
Light at its Own Pace God meant for us to be observant. He loves attention. The above image features our natural starship nestled in its familiar orbit. Which, according to Wiki, is leading our solar system at a speed of close to 500,000 miles per hour around the Milky Way center. Which is heading at… Continue reading StarShip
God
God wants a personal relationship with each one of us. Private and personal because we each have a unique mind and spirit. Whatever feeling we get when we contemplate God stems from our own personal collection of experiences. No one else but us knows exactly what that is. When we share our beliefs, we’re broadcasting our… Continue reading God
Jesus
God built a Teacher ❤️ he was already here inside every child’s heart waiting above the fear for the angst to part and the hate to clear so that a new start can be kept near From a strictly human vantage point, Christ was illegitimate and would have been born out of wedlock were it… Continue reading Jesus
Matter of Color
James was the half brother of Jesus Christ. Of all the Bible authors, he may have had the most intimate mortal relationship with Jesus. I think we learn from James what it was like growing up with Christ. “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to… Continue reading Matter of Color
Inside❤️🩹Out
A brief post about mental healing I moved the wind from nowhere to nowherecradled among heaven’s bright and beautifulunbound in uncharted abode I lost the wind from nowhere to nowhereordered midst the dark and distantbound firm in toxic anguish I wanted God to fix things. I wanted unwavering confidence that He’s okay with everything I’d… Continue reading Inside❤️🩹Out
Simply Put
The world could use a little Prozac. Especially the people that are hooked on always watching the mainstream news. It’s unhealthy mental digestion to constantly eat up the negative headlines. A better diet consists of more interaction with family and friends in a fun way. If your family reminds you of mainstream news, then perhaps… Continue reading Simply Put
Mental Health
In my bipolar layman’s opinion, mental illness is a physical brain disorder and should not be completely separated from physical illness. A disordered brain will have some sort of physical failure. Witnessed trauma (severe stress) and/or natural (inherited) chemical dysfunction. Social stigma There are certain mental conditions which are, or can become, acceptably manageable. Some… Continue reading Mental Health
Satan
…was created to reach us and decided to test us …speaks to our emotions and is after our soul “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring [dragon] looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 NIV Satan is the great divider. The more we resist life’s evil temptations… Continue reading Satan
Overcoming
I think humanity’s worst enemy is moral division. The Devil doesn’t like it when we’re kind to each other. He throws hate, fear, jealousy, envy, pride, egotism, narcissism, paranoia, apathy, discontent, worry, inferiority, superiority, and especially greed at us. And everything else he’s got to combat kindness. Satan is a master of moral division. That’s how… Continue reading Overcoming
Help
A librarian’s life is a humble life and all about helping others. So should ours be. But it seems the Devil is taking over these days. Trying to pummel the humble helpers into the ground. It has always seemed to me that the Devil is in need of restraint. Today’s counter culture activity is just… Continue reading Help
Works in Progress
The Bible teaches us that we should not expect to be perfect, but we can improve and we can love! God is always at work for those that listen and even for those that don’t. There are three essentials for living a healthy spiritual life; love God, love others and love yourself. see Matthew 22:37-40 1. Loving God Loving… Continue reading Works in Progress
Dear Audience
From Under God’s Wing Occasionally, we’re faced with challenges that help us grow a more stable, stronger sense of self and spirit. The assertion that the Bible is not entirely perfect is blasphemous to some. Others see flaws in certain fully human sourced words. God deserves all the Glory for everything… including the “glorious” works… Continue reading Dear Audience
God Speak
High hopes… I think from my own unique perspective, as does everyone else from theirs. Sometimes, I can “hear” God more distinctly in my mind. He has to correct me a lot. Because I tend to make a lot of mistakes. I’m a stubborn human. Sometimes it takes me a while to write what I’m… Continue reading God Speak
Moonstruck
if the moon were to speak would it not be humbling; all our howling rebounding… Out of the primordial storm into the postmodern light, some romance the moon with loving eyes and inquisitive feet… but not my Starship Asterisk friend, Ann…🥰 She is MEH with the moon and lives for the color of the stars.… Continue reading Moonstruck
Love ♥️
What is love but the leading and binding force of God in nature. God’s Message has everything to do with everyone…not just Christians Perhaps we should follow God for God and read John for John. Maybe you already see this… in your heart. Jesus is a unifying figure… not a divisive one. God created Satan… Continue reading Love ♥️
A Friend
Friends happen when you make them. God’s church is within each one of us. Whenever we gather in spiritual love… we’ve built a church. We’re always in church. We’re never outside the love of a spiritual church. A physical structure simply provides shelter. We’re in church when with a friend. We’re in God’s presence when we’re… Continue reading A Friend
Minds
Modus Operandi Common Senses I searched the internet for a list of human senses and got a result of eight. (1) Sight (2) Sound (3) Smell (4) Taste (5) Touch (6) Balance (7) Self-movement and (8) Internal Status We experience spirit (emotions) and soul (self-awareness) as part of our Internal Status senses. Our emotion (spirit) and self (soul) are exposed… Continue reading Minds
Blueprint 💙
Worship Herein, is an approach to worshiping God. I’m not a prophet or clergy, I’m a commonologist with no credentials other than I love God… same as a lot of other folks. The best way to worship and serve God…is to do what you love. We honor our Father when we love. I grew up… Continue reading Blueprint 💙
Nested
My wife and I discovered a wren’s nest in our fern hanging basket next to the front porch swing. Susan had noticed that the fern leaves were in disarray and wanted to straighten them out. So I grabbed the basket and handed it to her. We immediately got an earful from a couple of nearby… Continue reading Nested
Off Grid
On ground “Off grid” is a term indicating non conforming. It’s used for example, to describe a CAD datapoint that’s outside the established computer design coordinate system. It’s also used to categorize people who live in the wilderness independent from mainstream society. In Words Portal, I write a bit about my spiritual thinking. My thoughts… Continue reading Off Grid
Dust
Many believe that we were created from star stuff. And that stars were born from the very hot and super compressed matter creation event science calls the Big Bang theory. Many believe that the Big Bang was caused by God. And that everything that’s been created since the beginning, is God’s doing. False pride is… Continue reading Dust