"Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young." – Theodore Roosevelt

Hello and welcome to today's edition. I, along with Lil Miss Biscuit, (currently laying in my lap), bring you greetings on this Thursday, November 6, 2025. I'm up early studying for my blood work which I hope to get done as quickly as possible when the lab opens at 8 a.m. I am scheduled to see the kidney specialist early on Monday, therefore, she wants some lab work done before our visit. All of this comes under the heading of: It's always something, if it's not this, it's that, and, or maybe something else. Later this morning we have old people's choir practice. We are preparing our Christmas music to serenade folks in elderly care homes, hospitals, and other venues to be announced. We have a lot of fun singing together and enjoying fellowship. That fellowship word is very important, especially in the Biblical context. The Greek word Koinonia goes beyond casual socializing and implies a profound sense of community and shared purpose. It can be translated as partnership, community, communion, or joint participation. One of our old pastors many years ago described it as two fellows in the same ship, hence, fellowship. Duh. Too early for a dad joke? They seem to be popular on social media even if they do typically bring a grimace and a groan. Profound. Fellowship. That was the theme of our Lord's prayer as recorded in the Gospel of John, chapter 17. That we who are Christ followers would be one in the same way that He and the Father are one. Jesus had already given them what he called a new commandment that they would so love each other it would demonstrate how He loved them. That would be the testimony of true discipleship, our love for one another. (John 13) But, we all know some people who are a brother or sister in Christ, yet, they are really hard to love. Really. They are. They really are. I suppose that would be our project, our challenge to love them the way Christ loves us. Okay. Now I am feeling convicted, therefore, I think I will let us all think on these things for a while. Whew! A number of folks popped into my mind. What about you?

 

I do pray you and yours will have a productive day. That doesn't mean you have to be running here and there. A productive day could mean a quiet day, a prayerful day, a day given over to meditation on the Word of God and in communication with Him. That, my friend, constitutes a hugely more productive day than what I often find myself engaged in. Never confuse busyness with progress. Wow! I'm spewing out a lot of wise commentary today. How do I know? Because much of what I am talking about squares with God's revelation to us from His Holy Word. It just goes to show us all that you can never do better than following God's Word, period. With that period I close today's visit with a prayer for us all as we continue our journey here on the planet. Together. Including the challenges and struggles with encounter. Together. Until next time, may God help us all and may He add His blessings. Amen.