by wordsfortheday | Mar 6, 2023 | Holy Spirit, Temptation
One time when I was living on the island of Islamorada in the Keys, I went offshore fishing and had a truly spectacular day. The water was perfect, there was a cool breeze, the moon was perfect and the best fighting fish in the ocean, Wahoo or “Hoos” as we...
by wordsfortheday | Mar 3, 2023 | Holy Spirit, Opportunity Taken
Not long ago I wrote a piece on the proverbial half-full/ half-empty glass question. A friend of mine wrote the following: “Have a buddy who is a recovering alcoholic. He always said it didn’t matter if the glass was half full or half empty, he was going...
by wordsfortheday | Mar 2, 2023 | Adversity, Holy Spirit
One day I went turkey hunting and encountered every turkey hunter’s worst nightmare, a foggy morning. Gobblers don’t gobble much on those mornings; they prefer to just sit up high in a tree where they roost and sleep half the day until it burns off. I was...
by wordsfortheday | Mar 1, 2023 | Holy Spirit, Work
Prior to my recent trip to the keys, l was going bonkers from boredom. I’m sure I felt like many of you do sometimes. It seems like Groundhog Day as we get mired in a perpetual lazy lifestyle. Each new day repeats itself with torturous repetition. I hate to...
by wordsfortheday | Feb 28, 2023 | Bear and Atheist, Holy Spirit
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What Beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he walked alongside the river, he heard a...
