Tag: Family

Remembering the Sacrifice – ETC(SS) Hill

Since I wrote this post several years ago, suicide rates for veterans and active duty military have continued to skyrocket to epidemic proportions. I think it appropriate to again remember that these are as much a casualty of war as those who lose their lives in actual battle. Unfortunately, these losses carry none of the… Continue reading Remembering the Sacrifice – ETC(SS) Hill

Here am I … Sam I am

Lynn and I stood on across town on Hampton Blvd in Norfolk after another post-due-date prenatal visit.  Since this was our fifth overdue pregnancy, we were not really surprised.  It was a nice day and we could not get hold of our ride, but we new her route so we decided to start walk toward… Continue reading Here am I … Sam I am

The Unseen Farmer and an Unexpected Harvest

 Mark 4:26-34:  More Seed Parables Again I find myself reflecting on thoughts that I here expressed over and over again.  Thoughts that have flooded my mind at times. Thoughts something like this. “Is this all that there is?  I get up, do the daily routine, go to sleep and then start all over again.  I… Continue reading The Unseen Farmer and an Unexpected Harvest

Jesus and His Rocky Family – Life Making Good Soil

If you are following along in Mark I am a bit behind on my posts, I have not talked about Mark 3:31-35 and Mark 4:1-20. So here is a couple of quick thoughts. Mark 3:31-35: The Family I What in the world? Jesus seems to blow off His family.  Actually, if you look back at… Continue reading Jesus and His Rocky Family – Life Making Good Soil

Assembling the Posse – You do the Math

Mark 3:13-19:  The Twelve are Appointed Twelve: We all know the biblical significance of the number 12. Obviously, to the people of Jesus time twelve was representative of twelve tribes of Israel and only added the excitement that God was doing a new thing.  From my limited study, apparently 10 tribes were still considered “lost”… Continue reading Assembling the Posse – You do the Math

Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand

Mark 3:1-6 Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand Let me tell you about my best friend Charlie. I was deep into one of the worst years of my life. Due to an injury, I had lost my long time dream of wrestling in college and had subsequently dropped out of school.  I had… Continue reading Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand

Chillin’ in His Crib

Mark 2:13-17  – Jesus Calls Levi I have to admit that it is still blowing me away that I never noticed this.  I have no idea how many times I have read the gospels and if you count the sermons and discussions about them, one would have thought I would have picked up on such… Continue reading Chillin’ in His Crib

Grafting of the Family Tree _ Michael

I have a backlog of half written blog drafts.  So it appears that my blog is going to be confined to paying homage to the one’s most dear to me for a while. As the father of seven wonderful children, obviously I have devoted a great deal of my adult life to cultivating the Farley… Continue reading Grafting of the Family Tree _ Michael