The Web

In life we must be truthful
or we could be caught in a web of lies.

Do You Believe in It?

Be True

Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby. BTW: When you stretch the truth, you'd best check your nose. It could be telling others the truth.

Umm...Good!

A taste for truth
at any cost
is a passion
which spares nothing

- Albert Camus

What Will Remain?

These pictures speak a thousand words, showing the remains of buildings in Drawbridge (formerly, Saline City, which is located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay). Drawbridge was known as a hunting village but by 1979 it had become a ghost town. Today if you travel the area, you will see the old dilapidated buildings slowly sinking into the marshlands. It is an example of what some men call progress, while others call it rejection.

Seeing this old town once again made me to think, could this happen to the Apostolic Truths of today? Will our wonderful heritage be abandoned in favor of flasher, more modern structures? God help us all to preserve this precious Truth that was one day built to house our spiritual being.

Zig Zag Course

The path of progress has never taken a straight line, but has always been a zigzag course amid the conflicting forces of right and wrong, truth and error, justice and injustice, cruelty and mercy - Kelly Miller

What's Best ?

Food labels are supposed to make everything so simple. In theory they should tell us what's in the product, so we can make an informed decision about buying it. However, manufacturers are taking advantage of lifestyle trends and labeling packets of crisps and biscuits as "healthy" thereby misleading shoppers.

Now I must ask, are you being mislead when it comes to God's truths? What type of packaging are you receiving? Is the labeling misleading thus advertising a bit and piece religion as "healthy"? (as Mervi would say, Just a Thought).

Burn On, Lord Jesus

May God's Message of Truth Burn Brightly in Your Life

Worship Him

Lord, make me appreciative of what you have given to me...
Put a song on my lips and a praise in my heart.

The hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father
in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such
to worship Him.
God is a Spirit:
and they that worship Him
must worship Him
in spirit and truth.
John 4:23, 24

The Chase Is On

Doubt we'd have a problem with our adversary if we weren't such a Black & White type of animal (distinguishing the Truth from non-truths). If we'd turn Gray (or shade our thought process) then the old beast wouldn't need to bother us.

Why? Because we'd blend into the environment; thereby, we would look and think like the majority. However, if we choose not to "blend", the Lord always finds a "means" by which we can escape.

Do You Believe It?

Wake Up Call

for the Truth........
............Shall Set You Free

My Pig Is Dieting

My Piggy Bank after Buying Gas Yesterday

A friend sent this picture to me today, and just had to share the truth in in it. (BTW, we had to make a quick trip to San Francisco this week, and the price difference in a gallon of regular grade gas from our place to SF was 43 cents a gallon - unfortunately the highest being where we live on Central Coast).

Hidden Treasures

Hidden Treasures
by K.J. Hopper

An old, battered chest lies undisturbed among life's discards.
From the natural eye, it seems to have lost all significant worth.
The tides of weather have all but destroyed its outer beauty,
while inside trinkets gathered long ago, await their destiny.
Could this be their final resting place?

I muse that the contents do not compare to today's opulent riches,
however, curiosity draws me closer and closer to the chest.
It is then that an inner voice speaks, "Open up your heart, my child,
for inside the tattered chest you will find riches beyond measure.
Its array, one of priceless gems whose eternal value is irreplaceable.

I thought, could this old chest possibly hold precious resources?
Slowly, I lift the lid, encrusted with pain and sorrow.
The cares of life having corroded its protective hinges,
while etchings of disgrace and sin marred its appearance.
Amazingly, once inside, its contents sparkle majestically.

Lying on top are the most cherished of jewels, Rubies
Beauties which speak of Love and devotion beyond self.
Their red tones vividly portraying the crimson blood of Calvary,
making announcement to the world that through their beauty
Redemption's price was paid - you can be set free.

A string of pearls graciously tarries in a small velvet case.
What a wonderful reward for those diligently searching.
Pearls corded with praise and clasped firmly by Truth,
giving way to a refreshing design of Hope.
How could one overlook such a pearl of great price?

Emeralds peek out and twinkle from among other glimmering gems.
Each greeting the weary, proclaiming Peace and contentment.
These flawless jewels soothe the hollow regions deep within the soul.
Inner turbulence is calmed by their unblemished shades of green,
Their message? Smiles can glisten in the midnight hour.

Tiny jewels called Faith are scattered in undefined formations.
In holding but one of these small beauties, Strength appears.
Faith’s radiance touching doubt's dark borders, bringing Courage.
Whatever these wonders lack in size, they contain in substance,
confirming man's worth is not in abundance but in character.

An intertwining of silver and gold reveals Trust and Honesty.
These superior alloys surviving the extreme severity of time,
thus exemplifying the importance of unfailing loyalty to a cause.
No, not caught in the present, nor neglecting the truths of the past,
but allowing the mouth to speak the refined purity of the heart.

Diamonds blaze brightly near the bottom of this magnificent treasury,
holding court with Bravery, thereby coming forth the victor.
Fine gems conquering the counterfeit facades of useless glitter,
creating a magnificent crown embellished in elegant grandeur.
Ah, these jewels acting as a beacon genuinely beckoning the weary.

Yes, opening the heart will unlock many Hidden Treasures.
Treasures not part of the accomplishments applauded by men,
but eternal riches once buried in mire and wrapped about the flesh.
Do I dare explore the many wonders within the cavity of my soul?
Oh yes, I must - for in seeking I will find jewels of everlasting value.

We are a privileged people to have access to the beauty that lies within the pages of His Word. May we humbly search for His Hidden Treasures.

Give Me A Heart to See

Resolutions for the New Year swirl through my head. For me, it is really important to make my resolutions count this year. Don't want ones that will drop by the wayside in a few weeks. I am bent on not resolving to lose weight (although that would make my doctor happy, and me too), or to cut up my credit card (would make my husband happy, but not sure about me), or to floss three times a day (would make my dentist happy, and Delta Dental). My resolutions must center upon seeing life as never before. So, here I go . . . .

Give Me A Heart to See
▸ a light shining in the darkness of night
▸ laughter coming from deep within an anguished cry
▸ a smile upon a face blanketed by a frown
▸ innocence upon the sheets of evil doing
▸ a twinkle in the eyes of blindness
▸ genuine prayer kneeling before an atheistic altar
▸ truth’s cancellation of deceit’s documents
▸ exquisite packages wrapped in newsprint and tied with string
▸ You Lord, even when faith wavers and the way is rough


Please Lord, in 2008 Give Me a HEART to SEE.

Hold On

Ever have a day when you feel like you’re barely hanging on? Well, why not take a deep breath, say a simple heart-felt prayer and hold on to what really matters. Before you know it, your footing will be firm once again.

Trust me - I just had a dangling spell and thought I would surely fall, but He came on the scene just in time. He always does.

Hold On - To His Word

Hold On - To His Truth

Hold On - To His Promises

Hold On - To Him