MYPERICOPE.COM
Welcome to
My Pericope
When I began writing there was no such thing as personal computers or home printing machines or electronic storage devices. There were manual typewriters, pencils, and pens. The work I produced was preserved on paper. It didn't keep long.
Though I have a better place to store and share now, like everything in this life, it won't last forever. Today I am honored to share my ongoing journey with you on a worldwide platform.
Close friends and family know how much time and energy it took to bring this together and online. They inspired me and freely provided their expertise to make it a reality. I am blessed to have a family team like that.
So, I am excited to share My Pericope with a wider audience, and I hope you find our gifts here to be a blessing.
(Keep scrolling for more:)
~ Gary
About this site:
What is a: Pericope (puh-RIK-uh-pee)?
A pericope is a selection of extracts from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible. Several related passages from the Bible read as a single thought.
With that definition in mind, this author uses words like "My," "I," and “me" often. That might lead readers to believe this is all about the author—it’s an ego thing. And, true, this is, in a sense, a way to write my memoirs.
But these stories, these pericopes, are pieces of God’s life-long story unique to a created character known as Gary. They are selections from God’s book on him. Everyone, including you, the reader, has a book completed by and in the possession of God containing what we will do and say in our lives. He knows us thoroughly.
Although people may seem so different, we are all the same in many ways, and our stories can connect us. Most importantly, we were all given the breath of Life (God's breath). Science tells us why we breathe, but it cannot explain everything—and no explanation can ever take away the curious truth that God breathed into the first man and woman His living breath. When we draw our first breath, I picture God blowing a new life, a unique being, into action.
And . . .
We ALL breathe God’s breath . . . until He takes it back at the end of our human story.
We are all meticulously assembled by God in our mother’s womb.
We are all created with and for a purpose.
We all have a story that plays out every day. Every storyline is unique, with a different starting place and time.
Please read Psalm 139, particularly verses 13 through 18, which include these (and more) fascinating sentences:
“You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.”
I'm not suggesting there is anything extraordinary about me or my life that is important for you to read. But I hope that when thinking about what I write, you will think about YOUR life more deeply and wonder why you are here.
I also hope you will be curious enough to seek out and get to know our Creator better.
MyPericope.com will be updated periodically, so please feel free to roam about the site anytime.
This collection of writings and photos is intended to describe moments/snapshots from my life. Who knows? A creative author like God may signal that he also has wonderful plans for you!
Please accept my invitation to read my pericopes and drop a note at my website email address. Tell me YOUR story: gary@mypericope.com.
THE LAST WORD is “proprietary:” While the contents of this website are freely given, please do not misuse or misrepresent them; they originate from and are the intellectual property of Gary Landerfelt.
If you find something you like here, please let me know, and feel free to share my website with others. Thanks for visiting today.
Welcome to My Pericope.com!