Prayer Does Nothing . . . Prayer Does Everything

April 3, 2014 Joey Cope 0

I pray every day. I talk to people who pray every day. I talk to people who have trouble praying every day. Photo Credit: Susan Noyes Anderson Some ask, “Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?” Others exclaim, “Isn’t it wonderful how God steps in and meets my needs!?” Not a [read more]

System Updates

March 13, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Generally, I don’t have many technological problems. I plug things in at regular times and do regular maintenance and allow major updates. Even though it takes some time, I rarely experience the major crashes and other inconveniences I see tweeted or posted. In our daily lives, attending to such details [read more]

Time to Let Go and Watch

January 23, 2014 Joey Cope 0

A couple of days ago, I posted on my other website, PeaceBytes.org, my thoughts as I contrasted the over-the-top, now-famous rant of Richard Sherman. For those of you not involved in social media — or any other media for that matter — Mr. Sherman is the cornerback for the Seattle [read more]

Strangely Silent

December 6, 2013 Joey Cope 0

I saw the news first in an email blast from a major news network. Nelson Mandela Has Died I fought the strong urge to rush to Twitter and FaceBook to pass on the news. After all, I had no special connection. I had never met him, although I have three [read more]

Joe B. Cope (1925 – 2013)

November 16, 2013 Joey Cope 4

Loved my dad. A couple of people have asked if I would post the words I shared at my father’s funeral last week. So, for those folks — and anyone else with an interest — here they are. Service for Joe Bill Cope November 8, 2013  I was in West [read more]