In Memory of Cap

In Memoriam

Cap ABCA 240965

Born 12/25/2003

Died 7/11/2018

By John Seraphine

As this is being written there is a newly empty kennel at Heatherhope. Our remaining six Border Collies, Bilbo the guard dog, and Connie and I salute our beloved Cap as we pass that empty space and remember the magnificent […]

July 12th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts | 12 comments

What Does A Liar Sound Like?

Perhaps THE fundamental question today is, “How can I tell if someone is lying to me?” Are they trying to rip me off, manipulate me, sell me a bill of goods? Have they themselves been sucked into an entire movement built on lies, and are they unwittingly trying to seduce me into their house of […]

July 10th, 2018 | Tags: , , , | Category: Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Pentecost 8: What Does Greatness Look Like

What constitutes greatness? In this week’s gospel we see a study in contrasts that helps us understand. In Mark 10 Jesus teaches the disciples and the church in simple terms. Two millennia later we still have a long way to go to get it into our hearts.
Herod Antipas wanted to be known as a king, […]

July 10th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Social Political Issues | Leave a comment