Pastor Jean in Cortez

PSALM 8 Lord , our Lord, how majestic  is your name throughout the earth!      You made your glory higher than heaven! 2  3  When I look up at your skies,   at what your fingers made—      the moon and the stars  that you set firmly in place— 4           who are we  that you think about us?          Who are we  that you pay attention to us? SSDD   It's a somewhat crass acronym that usually stands for  Same S--t Different Day.   Today I'm declaring a different meaning:   Same  Science  Different Day. I find that I am completely fed up with people--especially people who claim to be well-educated--who refuse to accept, admit, affirm, embrace, or even consider  that the scientists among us may have important information for us.  Information we can use to choose our course of ...

23  Psalm 139:23-14 Examine me, God! Look at my heart!      Put me to the test! Know my anxious thoughts! 24  Look to see if there is any hurtful way in me,      then lead me on the eternal path!     I am out of balance.    I know this because my body is acting klutzy:  tripping over extension cords and cracking a bone in my elbow;  bumping into furniture and collecting bruises;  dropping items for no apparent reason.   I know this because my brain is not working in its usual ways.  My attention span is jumpy.  I'm forgetting things that should be easy to remember.  I make decisions without thinking them through and thereby frustrate my friends.  I feel like I can't completely trust my judgment.  I find myself staring into space or just staring at the TV for way too long!  It just feels like my brain is foggy.  I call it "COVID Brain" --unclear thinki...

It's an unfortunate reality that when there is a crisis or disaster--someone will try to take advantage of distressed people and cheat them out of the money they need to rebuild their lives.  I saw it in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.  "Construction companies" approached flooded homeowners and got them to sign contracts to repair their homes.  They required large down payments to "be sure you're at the top of the list."  And then they disappeared.  The next group of abusers pretended to be attorneys that would go after the fake construction companies and "get your money back"--and they required a sizable retainer to "be sure your case will receive immediate attention."  And then they disappeared too.   Con-men and -women seem to have no morals or ethics about ripping off people who are already suffering from a destructive and disorienting crisis. Why am I telling you this?  Because in the past two days, I've experienced THR...