These questions are going around. I got them from Kev Quirk. Do you floss your teeth? Sometimes, but not often enough. Tea, coffee, or water? All three. Almost every day. Footwear preference? Flipflops. When it's cold, flipflops with socks, as per local custom. Favourite dessert? Pavé de chocolate. The first thing...

God be thanked: For his mercy and kindness shown in so many ways in my life -- in all of our lives. For health even at this age, for as long as it may last. For the relative ease of travel these days, compared to a hundred or more years ago. ¶ Updated my Now page on Sivers's site, as per his request. ¶ This is one...

Spent the morning and first part of the afternoon in the hospital to discover the reason for a problem. Blood work and tomography came back normal. Thankful for that. Doc thought it might be a bacteria. Gave me antibiotics. Typical doc thing. Plus zinc, floral, and funny tasting water to keep me hydrated. I hate...

It is God who deserves all praise and thanksgiving: for his protection and care; for good food, friends, life, love, and all the enjoyable things of this world; for the most pleasant time last night spent with a few saints talking about scriptural teachings on prayer. ¶ I love monospace fonts, even though I'm not a...

Gratitude demands expression: For the long view; For the presence of God now; For the depths of divine wisdom. HAIKU Up to, I'm living, Finding in each day meaning To welcome the next. When your pet needs a sun bath:

Thankful am I that: Good things are happening in my children's lives; Not a small amount of writing was accomplished today; Friends are studying with others to show them the Way. ¶ So much evil in the world, but saints can see the good that God is doing. ¶ Time is a gift of God, which, once spent, can never be...

God gets credit, we give thanks: For a very fine time last night in a Guarulhos congregation, she speaking, me driving; For mind, logic, reason, and writing ─ and reading; For fast transportation that allows us to move far distances quickly. ¶ Did a bunch of study with a lot of words. A biblical commentator then...

God be thanked that: Our hope does not depend upon man; Our faith is based upon the word and promise of God; Our present suffering is but a light and brief burden. ¶ God, help us and save us, for injustice rules and evil prevails. ¶ Unfollowing some people on social-media accounts. It's that time. Again. ¶...

Thankful to God today for: a quiet place to work (most of the time), at home, in a converted bedroom and varanda; no lack of ideas for writing projects; the Lord's sovereignty over this world, so I don't have to worry. A simple box for writing A profile made exciting Words and thoughts inciting That's me here, inviting

God be thanked: For his protection and care and security; For my getting the Forthright editorial written today; For the prayers of friends and fellow laborers in the Kingdom of God. And his goodness be praised! Took a Bible tonight, already signed and dated, to give to a fellow we've gotten to know. Was informed he...

Three things I thank God for, yeah, four: Bad scare this morning, with the specter of surgery, turned out to be much less serious than suspected. Great time last night doing a last-minute online group, sort of an “Ask Anything” within the biblical field. Close to 30 participated. Great conversation with a friend...

Upcoming teaching opportunity on Saturday in the city of Taubaté. New Bible reads well, feels good, is a great size, a possible new version to move to. (More on that later.) Water from the street is back on. ¶ Middle son of a sister in Christ, in Taubaté, died today of a heart attack. He was 36. Burial will be...