“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12 NRSV) My Mask Wearing History At the time of the first lockdown, March 15, 2020 in Dallas, Texas, I owned a box of 20 medical masks for medical reasons. I often wore …
“Train children in the right way; and when old, they will not stray” (Proverbs 22:6 NRSV) I had a flash back of my dining room table when I was about 10 years old. I remembered Uncle Joe and my mother sipping coffee out of bone china cups in the afternoon when I came home from …
“God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.” (Psalm 53:2 NRSV) “And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:8 NRSV) I started playing automobile license plate games in the summer of 1959 when …
Scripture References: Mark 11:12-25 and Matthew 21:18-22 Directions before reading: Get a notebook or journal, pen or pencil, and the Bible translation of your choice. (If you have time use two different translations.) You will read each passage and take notes about what is happening. Take 15 minutes to read and digest the basic …