The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: bible

  • Over the years, I have found that religion is what you make of it.

    Bird Droppings July 9, 2026 Over the years, I have found that religion is what you make of it. “A poor devotee points to the sky and says, ‘God is up there.’ An average devotee says, ‘God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master.’ The best devotee says, ‘God alone is, and everything I…

  • How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student.

    Bird droppings June 30, 2026 How capable do we need to be? Should the truth be more valid than a lie? An idea inspired by a student. Two years ago, I listened to each of the debates and came away feeling that we could have gotten better candidates at this point. One of the debaters…

  • Sitting here pondering the reconciliation of trust

    Bird Droppings June 18, 2026Sitting here pondering the reconciliation of trust I came upstairs this morning to look at my photos and write a Birddroppings. I thought back a couple of years. I was talking with my wife; she was headed to a funeral in Dublin, Georgia, for her aunt, who had just passed away.…

  • Walking and listening among the Cotton Woods

    Bird Droppings June 8. 2026 Walking and listening among the Cotton Woods I walked outside earlier, as I do many mornings, listening, observing, trying to understand this reality I am walking about within. The sky was brilliant this morning, with a slight haze settling over the lake and the cornfield and a few visible clouds.…

  • Why do we wish, wonder, and wait?

    Bird Droppings May 22, 2026 Why do we wish, wonder, and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been twenty years since we moved in and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure where to start. Several ideas have been running through my mind for…

  • Should we be pondering the idea of faith?

    Bird Droppings May 10, 2026Should we be pondering the idea of faith? I have been indirectly involved in several discussions lately about the word “faith”. So, I did a bit of research and thought it over. Interesting to be pondering on Mother’s Day. “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we…

  • I’m not too fond of shopping, but I like Kroger.

    Bird Droppings March 29, 2026I’m not too fond of shopping, but I like Kroger. I used ice packs as heat extractors for my computer for nearly a week until I got the fan fixed. I am sitting here babying my old computer because my new one locks down whenever I try to do work. Granted,…

  • Individuality can be a lonely journey for some of us, a lifelong pathway.

    Bird Droppings March 17, 2026Individuality can be a lonely journey for some of us, a lifelong pathway. It was fifteen years ago that I walked out about 1:30 AM this morning, taking our westie for her constitutional, and off in the pines that are within a hundred feet of our house, several hundred acres of…

  • We need LOVE

    Bird Droppings March 2, 2026We need LOVE Sometimes we use the word “love” so easily. It gets used daily by many folks, yet do we truly have any conception of what we speak. I was just in a conversation, and the word “love” came up, and I responded that we each have our own understanding…

  • Thinking for a minute about what to write and trying not to be political

    Bird Droppings February 25, 2026 Thinking for a minute about what to write and trying not to be political Over the past few weeks, I have read several blogs and emails about counting sheep, and last night, I lay down to get some sleep after a long day and a long week of ankle issues,…