Dear Friends, The next four meditations will discuss the encounter of Naaman of Aram with the prophet Elisha. The story is found in 2 Kings 5. It has relevance for our times and circumstances. Naaman had two identities. He was the commander-in-chief of the army of Aram, a hero with great victories to his account.
Dear Friends, As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42). Jesus is a realist. He is reduced to a warm fuzzy blur by all of the heart-tugging
Dear Friends, On a sunny Friday afternoon, I talk to a bond counsel about a pension plan issue. Later, I talk to the Executive Director of Corporate Compliance about a privacy issue. In between I go into the backyard of the house serving as the Office of General Counsel to pick navel oranges and Meyer
Dear Friends, He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares; and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4 This ancient prophecy of Christ foretold the peace
Dear Friends, California is being inundated by a series of wet storms conveyed by a phenomenon called an atmospheric river flowing warm air into the state mixing with colder air from the North Pacific. It is said these are the strongest storms in ten years and there is a lot of flooding, downed trees, and