If you have been following my blog for any length of time then you know I write about people who have impacted my life and recently died. Don Crowley (1932-2015) is one of these individuals. I met Don, a retired Army chaplain (who achieved the rank of colonel with the Army and brigadier general with […]
Christ has risen…He has risen indeed!!!
Christ has risen…He has risen indeed! This declaration and response resounds throughout Christendom on Easter Sunday…a day I look forward to each year. While the Christmas season holds special meaning for Christians worldwide, Jesus did not ask us to remember His birth. But He did ask us to remember His death, burial and resurrection, which […]
Wisdom
January 6 was Epiphany, the celebration of the Magi’s visit to the Christ child in Bethlehem. I use this occasion each year to spend a little more time than usual meditating on the first four chapters of the book of Proverbs, which I call the “wisdom” chapters because they speak specifically of the value of […]
Christmas Visitation
Lately my life has been like sitting under a canopy out in the middle of the desert, beside a dirt road. Time ekes by very slowly as I wait for the bus to come by to pick me up and take me away from there, but the bus doesn’t come. So I sit and wait, […]
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
A short time ago I went with some relatives on a tour of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California. An impressive white architectural marvel set up on a hill, the building was as impressive inside as it was out. Our tour consisted of an hour’s introduction by one of the PhD […]
Courage Keeps the Kings!
I am totally stoked that the NBA relocation committee has voted to keep the Kings basketball team in Sacramento! The committee’s decision goes a long way to sealing the deal when NBA owners cast their final vote on the matter in a couple of weeks. Looking good, Kings! But I gotta be honest, I couldn’t […]
Remembering on Thanksgiving
The Bible has much to say about remembering God’s many blessings. As I reminisce today, a favorite song of mine, from Clearly Beloved’s debut album, focuses my attention on the Greatest Gift of all, for which to give thanks. Enjoy these lyrics from the song “Bread,” written by Jennifer Smith. I will teach myself to […]
Olympic Gold-National Pride
by Denise Marie Siino on July 27, 2012 I LOVE the Olympics, and can’t wait to watch the Games. I am always amazed at the human body’s ability to soar to new heights of performance. Even more, I love to hear the stories of national and personal hurdles overcome and the determination many Olympians exert in order to […]
Advent Reflection: Losing Christmas
by Denise Marie Siino on December 22, 2011 I’m feeling old these days. Watching shows like Jim Carrey’s “Grinch,” “Shrek the Halls,” even last night’s Michael Bublé Christmas Special, I was appalled over Hollywood’s growing preference for bright and flashy over well written and meaningful…not to mention that Christmas seems to be the new premier […]
Are You Happy Without God?
A friend told me about a billboard along a local freeway, which reads: “Are you happy without God in your life? Millions are.” I found this question (and the fact that someone paid thousands to advertise it) so intriguing that I went online searching for the group that might have sponsored it. I’m not sure […]