by Prasanta | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been watching (along with millions of others) some of the Olympics the past few days. I enjoyed the parade of nations at the opening ceremonies as athletes from over 200 countries entered the same arena, one group after another. It was a gorgeous...
by Prasanta | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I was eight years old, we moved to Alabama from South Dakota. I vividly remember the move. My father was one of the first two physicians in our small town, they needed doctors, and they were happy to have us move in. My father borrowed money and bought an old...
by Prasanta | Jun 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” W. B. Yeats Sharing with Tweetspeak Poetry and Every Day Poems
by Prasanta | Apr 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
“I and the Father are one.” John 10:30 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such...
by Prasanta | Apr 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Resurrection Sunday blooms red. A month early, tulips and daffodils accent the walk to the front door. The day is blustery, sunny, fresh. I attended the Easter service on Saturday night service with my eldest. She joined the orchestra for the weekend services and she...
by Prasanta | Mar 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you happen to have a flat tire: 1) make sure it happens near a gas station, before getting on the interstate 2) Aim for a warmer day, above 50 degrees, for example 3) Pull out the reading material you happen to have with you, which you normally don’t drive...
by Prasanta | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
known and not alone known and not alone He has more thoughts of me, of us, than anyone. Not only does he think of me more than anyone else, he thinks thoughts and plans plans that are beyond my imagination. Putting hope in something or someone else will lead to great...
by Prasanta | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s the part of my story I’ve often wished didn’t exist. It’s the part of another’s story I’ve often wondered about. It’s that part of our stories that most of us, at some time or another, would want to wish away. A story has...
by Prasanta | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in...
by Prasanta | Feb 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
between the eyes they put the red a dot millions of dots centered on millions of heads a drop a billion drops spilled for a billion heads by One who came as blood-dripping vine supplying life to grafted branches whose vein still bleeds, pulses, offers drops of life...
