Jack Shinholser - Page 26

BREAD CRUMBS I had a dream I was having a conversation with William Shakespeare. He was quiet with kind, penetrating eyes, attentive to everything I said. I was nervous and very deferential to him but I felt sure he understood …

GOD IS God is —– By whatever name you know Him —– God is. He is our whole world, life, mind, body, and soul; He is that power greater than ourselves………. He is the universe, our consciousness ——— He is …

THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH OF MY LIFE The truth of my life is not about what I have to go through today and the days to come, though I do have to go through them. What my life is really about …

I wrote this piece a few years ago but I like it very much for today. PRIVACY AND GUIDANCE I love my privacy, my silence in the early morning. I love to go to my quiet place to commune with …

BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE Man has planted flags on the moon; all the while dreaming feverishly of his designs on Mars and every ball of clay and rock beyond……… God, in His great patience, has unleashed just one more tiny …

APPRECIATING THE CREATOR I am always having thoughts about how we can appreciate our Creator and His creation; the more I think about it the bigger and more amazing the thoughts get. One of my favorite things to do is …

SYMPATHY FOR THE HUMAN I feel sympathy for the human; I feel compassion for myself and my kind; like a new baby chick, a new little duckling searching for a place to plant a foot in an unsteady, perilous, new …

OUR WORLD HAS A SPIRITUAL VIRUS NOT A PHYSICAL VIRUS Wisdom reveals spirituality must guide materiality for mankind to retain the grace of God; for as Christ said, “Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that …

WISDOM, ONE DAY AT A TIME Wisdom never weeps or laughs at the wrong time. Jack

FLOWERS STARS AND DESIRE Spring has been surging and thrusting up in my yard and neighborhood for the last several days. I watch and feel the spring juices rising; a powerful potion of mystery, beauty, and desire; intensifying nature’s promise …