10,000 Daily Visitors
In its heyday, the town of Excelsior Springs, Missouri averaged 10,000 daily visitors who were seeking healing from the town’s 46 unique mineral water springs and wells. visitexcelsior.com
Happy John 3:16 Day
It’s one of the most well known verses in the Bible so it should have its own day. Today is March 16, aka 3/16, so why not celebrate this great verse today? Say it with me:“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not…
Wait
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? The best thing to do when negative feelings come along is to wait. Feelings come and go and an urgent sense of panic is almost always an indication that evil forces are arrayed against you.
My Soul Melteth For Heaviness
Sometimes the King James Version is still the best: “My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word.” (Psalm 119:28)Come to think of it, Psalm 119 has several great passages about the strength and comfort of God’s word:Verse 81: “My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my…
What I Wish Adam and Eve Had Done
The first and foremost duty of the exegete (interpreter of Scripture) consists in holding the flighty spirit of man to the simple word of Scripture and, where he has departed from it, to lead him back to the simple words of Scripture. Francis Pieper, DD I wish Adam and Eve had followed this advice when…
The Arrival Fallacy
Here’s a blog about the “arrival fallacy” the idea that we will be happy once we reach our goals: https://advice.theshineapp.com/articles/are-you-leaving-your-happiness-up-to-the-arrival-fallacy/ As the post points out, you are going to be the same person you were before you reached your goals so rather than being so focused on reaching your goals, focus more on who you…
The Artisan Market of Liberty, Missouri
The Artisan Market, aka TAM, is an art gallery in downtown Liberty, Missouri that focuses on interactive art, Paint and Sip parties, private Art Parties, private lessons, classes, workshops, pop-up art shows, and other fun events. TAM does not have regular hours. It schedules times for events, parties and classes. The best way to find…
Favorite Album
As a teenager, my favorite album was Deep Purple’s Machine Head, which included such classics as “Smoke on the Water” and “Highway Star.” More recently my favorite album is Raising Sand, the wonderful collaboration between Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant and bluegrass phenomenon Alison Krauss, that won the Grammy for album of the year in 2009.
St Stephen Lutheran, Liberty, Missouri
It’s very common for churches to drape the cross in their sanctuaries with white cloth during the Easter season. It reminds us that when the women arrived at the tomb that first Easter morning the only thing they found were Jesus’ burial cloths. The angel told them that Jesus was not there because he had…
In Love With K’s
The names of my three older sisters all begin with K so I guess it was inevitable that my name would start with a K. I’m told my parents had the name Kevin picked out for my older brother but when he was born, they didn’t think he looked like a Kevin, so they chose…
Mirror Neurons 