" Speaking Truth to power, reason to the unreasonable, comforting the inflicted and inflicting the comfortable
For the continuing study of "What your father didn't know and your mother wouldn't tell you" please see our study site called Scriptural studies (see below) where you can enjoy many other studies as well as mine. I will continue to write on both but here you deserve the benefit of Irish insights on a variety topics
" It's business its not personal..."that's what Insurance companies say and I say to me "it's not business, it's personal!"
Today's offering:
Health reform lite or a value meal?
Weep for America
WELL I'LL BE A MONKYS UNCLE!
You can't blow bubbles!...
Tis Herself . . .
Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person. ln those transparent moments we know other people's joys and sorrows, and we care about their concerns as if they were our own.
Sunday Brunch with Denis and Marti
Reflections....of a Pastor
Potty Training...It's my potty and...
How to get to Heaven from where you live.
When we die and go to Heaven, our Maker is not going to say, ''Why didn't you discover the cure for such and such?'' The only thing we're going to be asked at that precious moment is ''Why didn't you become you? ''
How teens see heaven
Life in 30 nanoseconds or less
The real and the fiction
What we all need to learn about our Religion!
Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst. --C.S. Lewis
Holiness unto the Lord (conclusion)
Yom Kippur
The significance of Yom Kippur for the Pentateuch challenged
How much do we know about the Early Christian Church?
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"Be sure to look both ways! Little Gentle Reader!"
Gentle Reader,
Here is the truth about life in 30 seconds or less. So pay attention there is a test coming at the end. When I was about 18 as we were sitting at the table at diner time and my father was attempting to impart some wisdom to me and with all arrogance that one has at 18 I boldly ask "If your so smart why aren't you rich?" Gentle Reader, my father never said a word but went right on eating his dinner of cold potatoes and leek soup. Now decades later, those words haunt me , mine and His, "But Denis. your father never said a word" you might be saying But you might be wrong Gentle reader, "Those who will not learn must feel!" And I think back on my life and realize that I have felt more lessons than I have learned.
Why is that Gentle Reader, why do we have to feel life? Why can't we just learn life's lessons rather than have a cartoon character like the Simpsons, or an old Rock star like Ozzy Osborne or even the latest diva Britney Spears tell us their opinion about life. Now don't get me wrong we can learn from their example what not to do (don't do drugs, don't go to Las Vegas to get married on a whim and the fact that no one thinks to say to these people real or imagined "Stop, look and listen, Stop what you doing, Look at the outcome! and Listen to what God may be saying to you! It's time to get real Gentle Reader, it's never too late to get back on track and become the person that God saw you to be before you were born. God loves you and me and has (Still has) a wonderful plan for your life Just sit back stop trying to be someone your not! Be authentic be transparent Look are where you are now are you happy or are you still kicking and screaming at life's lessons because you refuse to learn?
Listen, to Someone who has true wisdom [Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view]
By the way I just learned this so Gentle Reader there is still time for you too!
Here a wee story that you may enjoy and enjoy your long weekend, BTW I still packing and moving want to help? Naw, I don't blame you a bit!
The Grandfather's Table
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor." Therefore, the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since grandfather had broken a dish two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days, he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.
Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently, provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let us be wise builders and role models.
Always remember: "What goes around, comes around!" However, "Treating others as you would treat yourself or that you would like to be treated will grant you more love than not!
A Child Learns
If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns justice.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance, and friendship,
he learns to find love in the world.
-unknown
Dennis
"Come on Denis, how about I throw the ball and you fetch?"
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