Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

  • The Hope Of Advent

    Post Views = 914Week One of Advent 2024 I used to think that hope meant wishing for a desired outcome, and being certain of what that outcome would be. I thought hope was being confident that my wishes would be satisfied. It was the fulfillment of my expectations. And this was easy during Advent, because…

  • Wicked, a movie review

    Post Views = 4043I recently watched Wicked  with two of my daughters, and I couldn’t recommend it more. It was so well done. The story line came though strongly and kept you engaged for the entire 2 hours and 40 minutes. The voices were beautiful. The music goes straight to the heart. The casting was perfect. I…

  • Election 2024

    Post Views = 848Today I vote for the poor. I vote for the prisoners. I vote for those who have been treated unfairly. I vote for kindness. I vote for justice. I vote for goodness. I vote for those who don’t have a voice. I vote for peace. I vote for the good of the…

  • Lament By The Sea

    Post Views = 832I walk to the shoreline.Heavy weights propel me forward.I am sinking.Yet I feel the rhythm and the reassurance of monotony.And I lift my eyes to take in Eternity. (Pause) I’m here at the edge, in my mess.It’s tempting to step back to where I can’t get wet,But the One who is All-Vulnerable draws…

  • Book Review: American Prophet

    Post Views = 1576by Jeff Fulmer Jeff Fulmer opens this book with a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:2 ~ “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” This is Fulmer’s…

  • Easter Meditation 2024

    Post Views = 1120We said, “Thank God I am not like that sinner.”But God said, “That sinner is closer to Me right now than you.” We said, “Society needs law and order.” But God said, “Society needs love and grace.” We said, “My beliefs are the right beliefs.”  But God said, “That Samaritan with his unorthodox beliefs,…

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