When I was much younger and lived in Southern California, I would often go to the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. The floats were covered with flowers, giving off a fantastic aroma. Majestic horse teams demonstrated their glory in fancy coverings and precision marches. The tradition called for the bands of the teams participating inContinue reading “Grand Parade”
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Fragrance of Knowledge
Limited Understanding And No Control
Right now, we are in Northern California and the daytime high temperatures are over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I understand how I feel in those temperatures but I don’t know the causes of the high temperatures. In addition, I have absolutely no control over the weather. These truths humble me before the God who does haveContinue reading “Limited Understanding And No Control”
Do You Know?
Fragrance of Jesus
Sometimes we say, “I stunk”, when we don’t meet our expectations at some task. We will even say that other people stunk when they did not do something particularly well. Somehow odor and performance have become linked. II Corinthians 2:14 says, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession,Continue reading “Fragrance of Jesus”
Reluctant Retiree 