Positive post Sunday, August 14, 2022- Week 286. Last week I wrote about the importance of spiritual wealth as a path to everlasting life. This week, and next week, I am highlighting the critical role time plays in our pursuit of spiritual wealth. Achieving spiritual wealth does not happen overnight, it takes time and requires…
Positive post Sunday, August 7, 2022- Week 285. Experiencing many significant events in my life over the past few years, and simply getting older, has caused me to pause and think more deeply about the true meaning of wealth. This led me to contemplate the age-old conflict between FINANCIAL wealth and SPIRITUAL wealth. So, as…
Positive post Sunday, July 31, 2022- Week 284. I don’t think anyone would disagree that we live in a world of constant change. On June 19th (PPS week 278), I wrote about a significant change at our church, the departure of one of our pastors at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Fr. Gino Galley. We…
Positive post Sunday, July 24, 2022- Week 283. As many of my family and friends know, I’m an avid cyclist. As evidenced by riding 60 miles on a STATIONARY bike while watching stage 20 of the Tour de France (TdF) yesterday, some might say I’m addicted to pedaling. Speaking of the TdF, this year’s race,…
Positive post Sunday, July 17, 2022- Week 282. We are all blessed to have special people come into our lives, those that are always there for us celebrating the good times and standing right by our sides during the bad times. If you are like me, as you are reading this, you are thinking about…
Positive post Sunday, July 10, 2022- Week 281. You have likely heard the saying, “The cart before the horse”, an idiom or proverb used to suggest that when something is done contrary to the natural or normally effective sequence of events, there can be consequences. This reminded me of other idioms, or expressions, that highlight…
Positive post Sunday, July 3, 2022- Week 280. As I sat down to write my PPS this morning, I started reflecting on my Faith and the value I place on going to “Church” each week. For me, going to church is not an obligation or something I “have to do” each week. I see going…
Positive post Sunday, June 26, 2022- Week 279. In 1844, Thomas Haynes Bayly, one of England’s more versatile writers, wrote the poem titled “Isle of Beauty” which included the phrase “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. Bayly is credited with popularizing the phrase, but he took it from Francis Davison’s Poetical Rhapsody written in 1602….
Positive post Sunday, June 19, 2022- Week 278. Posting a few hours early from Idaho. Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers in my like, Especially my own father Ken Rendler. You have been an amazing role model in my life. Your love and support, and the sacrifices you have made for my development have…
Positive post Sunday, June 12, 2022- Week 277. I’m sure you have heard, or said, “Time Flies” many times. Well, it certainly has for me. It seems like just yesterday that I was baptizing our two LITTLE angels and praying they would survive a very early birth and asking the good Lord to let us…