Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

  • Book Review: The Light Way

    Post Views = 1129God’s Tools for a Healthy, Happy, Long Life by Jessica Mutunga, FDN-P If you want a quick and easy read covering the basics of choosing a healthy lifestyle, this book is for you. The author concisely flies through a wide variety of topics including growing your own food, using herbs, exercise, the…

  • Water Baptism

    Post Views = 968Water. Death. And life. Living water present in the world. Walking through the water with you.  Not swimming under it all alone. Not avoiding it by jumping over it and landing in the mud. Not walking around it the long though sometimes easier way. Instead, taking your hand. Facing whatever comes with you.  Firm…

  • For the USA

    Post Views = 2110The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that…

  • Juneteenth

    Post Views = 1197Juneteenth, today, Why haven’t I heard before Why the silence Why a refusal to recognize A lament for all I’ve missed For all I’ve never known For brushing off the bits of information that were there Crumbs I thought But more than crumbs, seeds   Juneteenth, today, The cities are burning The…

  • 20 Takeaways from this Pandemic

    Post Views = 1568I get it. People are tired. We’re tired of being home, wearing masks, all the extra sanitizing, and not being able to go out like we normally do. And so we’re starting to complain. Just glance at FaceBook and you’ll see what I’m talking about: complaining about the rules, conspiracy theories about…

  • Revival In America

    Post Views = 1137I have seen many people talking about revival these days. We want something good to come out of this pandemic. We want people to turn to God. But yet, when I’ve heard descriptions of what that revival might look like, it somehow doesn’t seem compatible with what I know of the heart…

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