by billyzh | Dec 14, 2008 | Spirituality
A pastor was sharing with me that the portion of Scripture in Psalm 23 that speaks of green pastures, may not actually have played out the way we westerners picture it. If you have ever been to Southern Israel, where that chapter was written, you will notice, it’s...
by billyzh | Dec 9, 2008 | Career/Job, Not-Yet-Married, Spirituality
As I poured my cup of coffee from the large urn that sat on the white cloth covered table outside the sanctuary doors, I suddenly realized there was a line for the cream and sugar. A line? How hard can it be to add cream and sugar I thought? Apparently, harder than...
by billyzh | Dec 6, 2008 | History, Holidays, Spirituality, Travel
I was heading home for the holidays and was trying to make as much distance that first day as possible. As I settled into the Motel 6 (hey, take dogs) that night, I snuggled into my bed and grabbed the remote. Oddly enough, the TV was already tuned into a Christmas...
by billyzh | Dec 5, 2008 | Politics, Spirituality, Statistics
If you follow politics you will note that there’s a lot of debate going on about what the Republican Party (that took a national hit this past November) should now do. There is discussion as to whether or not to separate from religious issues. There is strife and fear...
by billyzh | Dec 1, 2008 | Holidays, Not-Yet-Married, Spirituality
When I first arrived in Nashville, I purchased a small booklet that was on Advent. I don’t actually remember why I made that decision. It may have been because it was 99 cents, or that I made the big transition at Christmastime, or simply due to that fact that the...
by billyzh | Oct 26, 2008 | Not-Yet-Married, Spirituality
As I looked around the premises and took note of the repairs and maintenance that needed tending, I could hear my wallet crying out to me from the kitchen inside. “Are you sure we need to do this?” or maybe it went something like, “Can’t we...
