Friday

There are some days (like yesterday) that blogging comes very easily and takes almost no time at all to get done. Then there are days (like today) where I stare at a blank page waiting to be filled with something (hopefully of significance).

Today all I can think about is "beware of the Ides of March." Julius Caesar was murdered on this day in 44 BC by his best friend, Brutus, and other conspirators. For more than 2000 years people have said on this day, "beware of the Ides of March." I don't know why I find this fascinating and I surely hope that nothing horrific happens today, but it is always something I think about on March 15.

Moving on... While I was walking to work this morning the thought crossed my mind about Christians and the meanings of dreams. I wonder what we are to think of dreams. Should we be attaching spiritual importance to our dreams? Should we just let them go as our subconscious trying to reset itself during rest? Does God communicate to us through dreams today? We know as early as Joseph (Genesis 40) believers were interpreting their own dreams and the dreams of others. He is not the only one though... Jeremiah and Isaiah both speak of dreaming and there are passages in Psalms and Ecclesiastes about the nature of dreams. Dreams are an outgrowth of the day's activities at some points... and other times the seem to come out of nowhere. Philippians 4 encourages us to keep are mind on good things. What are we to do with negative dreams and nightmares then? Psalms 127:2 says, "He gives his beloved sleep." So what about those of us who don't sleep well or have terrible dreams? Are we not loved then?