This is the first blog entry for me. Hopefully I will get it right, or at least head in that direction.
I am enjoying this community immensely. I have found a few kindred souls, and so far everyone has been welcoming. I am enjoying reviewing other's work. I hope to learn as I go from the reviews of my work. It is fun to see other's points of view, and inspires me to try to do my best.
I am looking forward to my journey here on Writing.com
May 1, 2023 Update: I am using this blog as a place for my Take Up Your Cross, Andre's Blogging Challenges, Blogging Circle of Friends, and Welcome to My Reality (as you can probably see from the titles)
My dad was always talking about how some people miss heaven by 18 inches. It's easy to say you believe, but it's not always easy to walk the walk if you know what I mean. I think we all struggle with this from time to time as our flesh wars against the spirit.
Boston drivers are horrid. My husband cries about them whenever we go to Boston. (Mind, you it's not often, but when we do...) Nothing like ooey gooey pizza to finish a day off right!
I drove a couple of times in Chicago, I agree your dad is a saint. I've driven in a lot of major cities Washington D.C, Boston, Hartford, NY city, Baltimore, St. Louis, Kansas City, LA and the two cities I hated were Chicago and Boston. The drivers are so impatient. And I found the frequency of tolls going into Chicago ridiculous, just have one and charge a larger amount instead of a bunch of small tolls.
"Say, O brethren! Let deeds not words be your adorning." — Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (Persian #5) speaks to this. When I looked it up, an essay on this verse mentioned James.
I find James to be a tonic to those who believe "by faith alone". The Paul versus James discussion goes way back... as in way way back. I was raised around Catholics and Lutherans. I assume they are still arguing over this.
Faith in action is covered in Hebrews 11 (consensus... not written by Paul).
As for me, let my deeds speak for me (as I get hit by a lightning bolt).
The sailboats were something I enjoyed seeing too.
I don't know about you but knowing I can't walk around makes me want too even more. I get fixated on walking whenever I fly or take a bus or a train. Yet when I'm home working on a project I will lose track of time and not realized I had been sitting for over 8 hours.
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