What does it mean to say there are lives in the balance? Usually, it means that some decision, that can affect a lot of people, is about to be made. Tragically, most of the time that decision is made by so-called leaders with no wisdom. And they pay lip service to certain lives in the balance. No wonder so many people in the world … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Tony Funderburk
Here are the links to the flashes of light, from the week of Nov 10 – Nov 16, 2025, I shared in Tony’s Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional and on the Rhyme and Reason PodcastEpisode 1014: Kids and puppies playing makes this worth saying Putting feelings into words is not all rainbows and bluebirds Zinc benefits from the start, including the most interesting part … Read the rest…
You can find 7 mg of it in a 3 ounce serving of beef. Or 74 mg of it and 3 ounce serving of oysters. And you can find it a variety of other foods, which is good, because it plays an essential role in cell division and growth. In other words without it, you and I would have never become you and me. … Read the rest…
“I don’t know which is more beautiful, the picture or the poetry. Together, they’re fireworks. The ability of artfully putting feelings into words is a rare, God-given gift. Kudos!” That’s what someone told me, a couple of days ago, on a social media platform. I’ve been putting feelings into words for most of my life. And I still enjoy every time someone mentions how … Read the rest…
I bet you’ve seen ’em too. Videos of kids and puppies playing are all over YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and probably every other social media platform. But why? It certainly can’t be the cuteness factor. Because, really, kids and puppies playing is just plain boring. Right? I mean, if you’ve seen one kids and puppies video, you’ve seen them all. And it’s not like they’re … Read the rest…
Here are the links to the flashes of light, from the week of Nov 3 – Nov 9, 2025. I shared in Tony’s Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional and on the Rhyme and Reason PodcastEpisode 1013: Liquid glass and what will come to pass God is great in spite of all the hate Perfect people don’t exist. If you think so, please resist. Get … Read the rest…
Perfect people don’t make mistakes. Because that’s one of the criteria for perfection. No mistakes. Ever. Not even one tiny one. So, have you ever met any perfect people? Oh, stop it. I am not. You’re embarrassing me. (insert chuckles and giggles here) Anyway… Here’s the irony in this world’s lack of perfect people. Originally there WAS one perfect man and one perfect woman. … Read the rest…







