It was Sunday, March 22. [A family member] and I are at the 9 AM service at [my family member’s] church, a Missouri Synod Lutheran church. We’ve progressed through the order of service to the message. I’m paying attention to the sermon like I always do. I have found myself frustrated with the pastor, who…
Category: On Human Nature
Moment of Clarity
Writer’s note: This post was written On December 28, 2016, and was saved as a draft but never posted. Time has cooled the emotion I felt when writing this. My ex-husband passed away less than 11 months later. -Cindy <>< “Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.”Thomas Gray There are things that happen which…
The Good, The Great, and The Judges
Writer’s note: the post to which I refer in the commentary below is no longer available. I should have copied the contents at the time, but I’ll consider it a lesson learned. -Cindy, 1/21/2023 I recently saw this posted on a friend’s Facebook page, and the irony of such a post caught my attention. I…
A Response to a Legalistic Christian
The following is a status update posted by one of my Facebook friends: “Beloved friends, please let me be clear. I am a born-again Christian. I am on Facebook by choice. I am on Facebook because I want to be on Facebook. I choose my Facebook friends. The word “friend” implies someone with whom you…
On My Way Home to My Father's House... 