Category Archives: Ponderings

What Now?

Posted on 2024/07/31 by JimR, Chaplain

I almost named this post I’m Tired, then I remembered a few posts back I have one of the same title. I’ve been home recovering from a short hospital stay for a TURP procedure to help me with my old … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on 2024/07/12 by JimR, Chaplain

I have often considered the decisions of either praying for someone to be healed or to pray for God’s will. I’m sure I’m not alone in this world over these two directions we should consider for someone who requests we … Continue reading →

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Answer the Call

Posted on 2024/06/28 by JimR, Chaplain

There is such a gamut of discussion on Christianity. Everyone seems to have their on renditions of what this word entails. We all seem to agree to foundational truths, but it fans out from those truths. God has always been. … Continue reading →

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I’m Tired

Posted on 2024/06/17 by JimR, Chaplain

That title sounds like a negative confession. Maybe, maybe not. My mind is still going well. My body? That’s another story. A year ago my wife and I embarked on our last huge project. We built a deck. A huge … Continue reading →

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Availability

Posted on 2024/05/11 by JimR, Chaplain

Believe me when I say growing old is not for sissies. I’ll be seventy-four in October and I’m beginning to feel the change an old body takes from year to year now. The body will fail. It will die. Disease … Continue reading →

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O Death, Where is Thy Sting?

Posted on 2024/03/31 by JimR, Chaplain

A thought just hit me. When a bee stings its stinger breaks off in its prey. It can never sting again. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and … Continue reading →

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New Book/Old Book

Posted on 2024/01/28 by JimR, Chaplain

When I was in my mid fifties I sat down to writing my life’s story. I likened it to the introduction to the life of Beowulf. In the end, all a man has is his story. His story will last forever as long … Continue reading →

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What Rib?

Posted on 2024/01/06 by JimR, Chaplain

Studying pays off. It creates questions, but that’s what studying is for. I studied words and the text concerning Adam’s “rib” and came to question. In researching it I found I’m not alone. The excerpt says a lot to me. … Continue reading →

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Judgment?

Posted on 2024/01/05 by JimR, Chaplain

Judgment is a vast area of study. My perspective is that God laid down principles to live by and in not doing so He has no say over man since free will steers the individual to apply or not apply … Continue reading →

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I Get It Now

Posted on 2023/12/30 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m there. I’ve realized all the life experiences I have to offer in the form of advice to the younger generation are usually pushed aside as nonsense. Of course, I was likely much the same when I was younger, but … Continue reading →

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