Author Archives: rayandhisramblings

Old Men Dream Dreams (Acts 2:17) A little while back I had a very vivid dream.  I tend to dream often and like most people my dreams are typically foggy, fragmented, meaningless and quickly forgotten. Not this one!  Over my … Continue reading →

Why is your Teacher [a friend to] eating with the tax collectors and sinners? (Matthew 9:11) Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in … Continue reading →

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (1 Corinthians 1:20) Wisdom cries aloud in the street… (Proverbs 1:20)    …Christ the power … Continue reading →

What is truth? (John 18:38) Jesus said; “I AM the way and the Truth and the life. (John 14:6) Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free. (John 8:32) Pilate, the arrogant man with apparent authority … Continue reading →

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12) We have this Hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. (Hebrews 6:19) We are created to be people of hope.  … Continue reading →

 My peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. Not as the world gives. (John 14:27) There is a part of us, a part that I suspect lies deep within the fiber of our humanity, that craves certainty … Continue reading →

Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind…. Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive (Jackson Brown, Running On Empty)  Thus says the Lord: What fault did your fathers find in me that they withdrew from … Continue reading →

So be careful not to let the light in you become darkness. (Luke 11:35) A while back we spent a long weekend with our daughter Emily and her family.  Patty, Emily and I, along with 9 month old Alexander, slipped … Continue reading →

Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!”(Song of Solomon 4:16) I’ve just returned from a few weeks overseas.  The bulk of our … Continue reading →

……They walked after emptiness and became empty. (Jeremiah 2:5b) Significant times such as birthdays, anniversaries, special holidays and so forth often lead me to ponder and reflect on the weightiness of life.  I recently completed another cycle around our sun … Continue reading →