Author: Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller
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Traveling Companions: Why The Curious Pilgrim
Friday, August 21, 2026Series: Traveling Companions Recently, I found myself in a conversation with two of the people I work with through AARP Foundation SCSEP in Springfield, Missouri. All three of us are over 55, which means we have accumulated more than a few stories along the way. There was Deborah, a Black woman; Marla,…
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Seeing Is Not Always Believing
Daily Office ReflectionsFriday, August 21, 2026 Readings: Psalms 140–144; Job 2:1–13; Acts 9:1–9; John 6:41–51 We have all heard the expression: “Seeing is believing.” It means that we sometimes need evidence before we are willing to accept something as true. But today’s Daily Office readings make me wonder: Is seeing always believing? Apparently not. Some…
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What Are We Seeking?
Daily Office ReflectionsThursday, August 20, 2026 Readings: Psalms 131–135; Job 1:1–22; Acts 8:26–40; John 6:27–40 What are we seeking? That seems to be the question running through today’s Daily Office readings. All of us are seeking something. We seek security. We seek enough money to meet our needs. We seek relationships and companionship. We seek…
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What Does the Past Tell Us About the Present?
Series: Life LessonsWednesday, August 19, 2026 In my 76 years of living, I have seen a lot of things change. I grew up on a family farm in Mississippi. Family farms were everywhere then. They were not just businesses. They were homes, ways of life, and often something one generation expected to pass along to…
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The Rest of the Story: What Are We Really Looking For?
Daily Office ReflectionsWednesday, August 19, 2026 Readings: Psalm 119:145–176; Psalms 128–130; Judges 18:16–31; Acts 8:14–25; John 6:1–15 Paul Harvey made famous the phrase: “And now you know…the rest of the story.” Today’s Daily Office readings give us something like that. Yesterday we met people making choices. Today we discover where some of those choices led.…
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Who Challenges Me?
Series: Mentors Who Changed MeTuesday, August 18, 2026 Who challenges you to use the gifts you have been given? I have been reading A Year with American Saints by G. Scott Cady and Christopher L. Webber. The person featured for August 18 is Jacob Abbott, and I found myself identifying with him. Abbott was born…
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How Do the Arts Shape Our Souls?
The Curious PilgrimSeries: Arts That Shape Our SoulsMonday, August 17, 2026 “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 How do the arts shape our souls? Psalm 46:10 tells us to be still and know that God is God. I have discovered that when I become still enough to listen, God can…
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When Right in My Eyes Is Wrong in God’s Eyes
Daily Office ReflectionsMonday, August 17, 2026 Readings: Psalm 106:1–48; Judges 17:1–13; Acts 7:44–8:1; John 5:19–29 Yesterday we began the week with a reminder from the Psalmist that God’s faithful love endures forever. Today, Psalm 106 reminds us why that is such good news. God remains faithful even when we are not. Psalm 106 tells the…
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