Welcome 2026! How quickly did you arrive – and I honestly don’t know what happened to 2025. Read More
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On the Inside; On the Outside
Here’s Our Sign
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life | One CommentMany years ago, Bill Engvall came out with a comedy bit he called, “Here’s Your Sign,” which was based on his funny observations about everyday life, often involving people asking obvious questions. Let me give you an example: Read More
My mind continues to be flooded with all sorts of things, feelings, and thoughts. At times, I feel like I am riding on a never-ending carousel ride that continues to spin and turn, never stopping for a chance to get off. These random thoughts just keep coming at all times, day and night, and it just never stops. Read More
Things Are Not Always What They Seem
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | No CommentsIn the year 1910, the Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet for six hours. Leading up to this event, French Catholic astronomer Camille Flammarion said that all life on Earth could perish in the gases from the comet. Read More
What A Beautiful Day
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Hodgepodge | No Comments“What a beautiful day,” I thought as I ventured out on a nature walk. The October sun was bright and warm while an autumn breeze gently blew through the trees, shaking loose its leaves as a reminder that even nature is preparing for another season to come. Read More
How Much is in Your Tank?
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | One CommentThere was a nun who worked for a local home health care agency who was out making her rounds when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it there was a station just down the street. She walked to the station to borrow a can with enough gas to start the car and drive to the station for a fill up. The attendant regretfully told her that the only can he owned had just been loaned out, but if she would care to wait as he was sure it would be back shortly. Read More
Did You Think to Pray?
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | 3 CommentsIf you have a bunch of “stuff” going on in your life right now, let me pose this question to both you and me: Did you think to pray? It’s a rather simple question, but one that definitely deserves some deeper consideration as we tackle the various issues that encompass our lives. Read More
Goodbyes Are Never Easy
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Family | 3 CommentsThis past weekend, I had to say my final goodbye to my Mother as she passed away after 96 years of life on this planet. Through my many tears, I experienced that goodbyes are never easy. Read More
If you’ve been following my writings for a while, you will have noticed that I am still struggling with all of the trials and tribulations that have enveloped my life for quite some time. And with all that has been happening, I continue to struggle with that difficult 5-letter word. Read More
The Times Are A-Changin’ (Again)
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life | 2 CommentsLast weekend, my wife and I watched a movie about the life of Bob Dylan called, A Complete Unknown. While quite enjoyable, one of the songs stuck with me for several days afterward, and for a very good reason. Here are the lyrics to the first verse of The Times They Are A-Changin’:
