July 04, 2026

Hunting Island Beach Erosion — Beaufort County, South Carolina

The right kind of conversation is one of my deepest joys–which leads me to wonder how Jesus would do as a conversationalist. And what were Jesus’ deepest joys. And I can easily jump from there to the above scene and wonder what associations you might make with it. Where does it take you? What does it bring to life in you? Lead you to think about? And, what are your deepest sources of satisfaction? How do you spend your time in satisfying ways? How does engaging in satisfying activity, be it the right kind of conversation, or writing a paragraph about satisfaction, impact you emotionally? Create a mood? Foster reflection and realization? What is your life trying to get you to do? Sit with your life and ask that question. “What do you want from me?” “Where do you want me to go from here?” “What do we need to be about?” See what your life has to say in the matter–what images come to mind? Memories? Visions? Live to discover what kind of conversationalist your life makes.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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