Timothy Schwartz
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Author Archives: Timothy S.
Timely and Thorny
There is so much to be thankful for everyday of the year and it sounds cliche when we say “count our blessings” so what if this Thanksgiving we count our hurts? No, not in a sadistic way but in a … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thanksgiving bouquet, encouragement, growth in Jesus, look at the bright side
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Watts (What’s You Shining)
Watts (What’s) You Shining? Watts. It is not just an English guy named Charlie playing drums with the iconic Rolling Stones cranking out a systematic beat. Watts….It is not just a city in Southern Los Angeles where Sanford and Son … Continue reading
Let it be 3!
The Three Stooges, the Three Wise Men, three balls in a tennis can, Phillips, Craig, and Dean, the three amigos, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Three Dog Night and the confectionary Sweet-Tarts we loved as a kid and of course the … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, powerful prayer, standing up for people, the power of three, Who to prayer for
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Finish Well
Does it matter where you start? Nope. Does it matter where you are now? Nope. You may be wiping down drink-stained tables bussing dishes at a catering hall and it’s not your party being celebrated, it’s just hard work, or … Continue reading
I Love You Too!!
Pulling into the tiny downtown gas station on a narrow 100 foot lot where gasoline sells for a cash price of $2.99 a gallon, one must navigate their car carefully to squeeze into the tight space. My car rolls to … Continue reading
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Tagged always love, be love, God's love, Holy Spirit fruit, love, Respond vs react, respond with love, show love
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Bearer of Light
Not because the record player screeches out Blinded by The Light in snap, crackle and pop fashion this week as the needle navigated itself through jagged grooves on a classic piece of vinyl and not because it is the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Foundation and Light, God speaks, let your light shine, Matthew 5:14-16
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Help? A Shooting-Star Please
Staring into the sky of twinkling lights, an old, weather-worn picnic table that has seen better-days supports my six-foot frame as I patiently lie on my back in healthy wonder and delightful anticipation. Gleaming through the sky is a flash … Continue reading
HELLO HUMMINGBIRD
Proud-purple and glorious-green feathers are dancing among the evening gladiolas outside my picture-window. I happily hop off the sofa as fast as a nine-year old boy chasing a departing ice-cream truck to see this little-winged creature flapping his wings in … Continue reading
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Tagged God delivers, God listens, God speaks, God's voice, Hummingbird, Matthew 10:29-31, spirit of doubt
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Doubt and a Mink.
Doubt and a mink. Wings fluttering what seems like a million miles per hour suspending the gracious hummingbird in mid-flight outside my picture-window. I found it to be beautiful with his thin, long beak projecting a length out of proportion … Continue reading
In and Out. One, two.
In and Out. One, two. In and out. Yes that’s it, in and out. Want to go there with me? No, not the California cheese-burger stand named In and Out but a good place to go if ever you are … Continue reading
Just a guy on a Journey! 