Category Archives: Humanity

A Universal Point of View?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by richrockwood

We each have our individual point of view which is of course limited by only what we see. Wouldn’t it wonderful if we could see things from a universal point of view…like God has? “Vantage Point” was a 2008 American … Continue reading →

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Appreciating the Human Body

Posted on January 1, 2025 by richrockwood

I don’t understand why but for the last year or so I have become fascinated with the things my body is able to do. I see these abilities as insights into the genius of our Creator. The first one I … Continue reading →

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Places and Faces

Posted on December 24, 2024 by richrockwood

Over the course of my almost 80 years I have come in contact and interacted with many places and faces. I have lived in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, California, Washington State, Kentucky and Korea. In the last two I was … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Fable

Posted on December 4, 2024 by richrockwood

I just Might Believe in Santa Claus Again. Something happened to me this year that may cause me to believe in Santa Claus again. It all started one afternoon this month.  I was walking into my pharmacy when I saw … Continue reading →

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This Present Moment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by richrockwood

General Observations on Life: Observations on life and suggestions for a Happy Life.   The advantages of forgiveness, thankfulness.  The ability of family relationships to produce lasting pleasure versus the short pleasures of instant gratification.   When I was quite young, … Continue reading →

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On the Threshold

Posted on February 23, 2017 by richrockwood

Today I toured the Kennedy Space Center and felt a connection to another world famous place having to do with two earlier pioneers of the skies-Orville and Wilbur Wright. My visit to Kitty Hawk happened a number of years ago, … Continue reading →

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I am no longer a Slave to Fear, I am a Child of God

Posted on January 23, 2017 by richrockwood

  I heard a song at church yesterday with words that jumped off the screen projection and into my mind where they exploded.  It was a giant block of truth I needed to look at more closely and share with … Continue reading →

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Three Similar Stories, But Different Coverage for One: Are We Just a Statistic?

Posted on December 27, 2016 by richrockwood

  Over the last few days there have been three news items dealing with unexpected deaths that seem to have been given quite different treatments by the news media in America.  The first was the crash of a Russian airliner … Continue reading →

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This Time of Year

Posted on December 23, 2016 by richrockwood

This time of year must surely lift us The annual joyful event called Christmas Forget this year, this weird election Instead we need sincere reflection A blinking star still lights the way To feeding trough where a baby lays The … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up The Place of Worship

Posted on March 25, 2013 by richrockwood

What’s happening:  It’s now Monday.  He is walking back to Jerusalem, this time traveling the few miles on foot.  No crowds are waiting, so he makes His way inside the city to the Temple.  The sprawling edifice is still under construction, … Continue reading →

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