Author Archives: LJones

Kingdom Heat Wave Today the temperature in my town hit triple digits.  While heat can be oppressive, I actually prefer hot weather over cold.  I don’t mind sweating if you don’t mind the smell! Ok, so I do try to … Continue reading →

Kingdom Clichés Clichés present an interesting challenge.  We avoid them because they are overdone, but we use them because they contain threads of truth.  And our conversation in the kingdom of God is no exception. Clichés used in the Christian … Continue reading →

Kingdom Cut For the past couple of weeks, I have been removing trees.  Well, actually, some people with chain saws and stump grinders have been doing the work for me.  Some gum trees were hanging precariously over my roof and their … Continue reading →

Kingdom Confusion I suppose I am simple-minded, but I prefer that good guys and bad guys be clearly identified.  In old westerns there is no confusion.  The good guys wear light clothing, are polite and caring, and don’t shoot to … Continue reading →

Kingdom Encouragement In a few days we honor those who have died while serving in our country’s armed forces.  Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day, in memory of those who died in the American Civil War.  The name Memorial Day … Continue reading →

Kingdom Perspective Jane’s alumni magazine from Mount St. Joseph University arrived today.  It contains a special tribute to Lauren Hill, the young woman who recently lost her battle with a rare form of brain cancer and used her platform to … Continue reading →

Kingdom Creep A few days ago a South Korean appellate court overruled a lower court’s sentence for Lee Joon-seok, increasing his sentence from thirty-six years to life in prison.  Lee was convicted of abandoning a sinking South Korean ferry in 2014 with … Continue reading →

Kingdom Hope Events in the city of Baltimore have stirred a sense of hopelessness in our land.  It isn’t that we don’t have the resources to put communities back together, but we are terribly frustrated by our inability to solve … Continue reading →

Kingdom Architecture A few years ago Jane and I saw our first real castle in Warwick, England.  The Warwick Castle was begun in 1068 and remains one of the best examples of medieval architecture in the world.  Its location next to … Continue reading →

Kingdom Spring This year I planted bulbs.  On a recent trip to Michigan Jane and I purchased some Tulip bulbs, and not long ago a friend gave us some Iris bulbs.  So I planted them.  I procrastinated and didn’t get … Continue reading →