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The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary …  – Isaiah 50:4 As we celebrate the beginning of spring, we do so with hearts ready for a change. We have grown weary of winter and anxious…

Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash   “Now is the Son of man glorified and God is glorified in Him.” – from John 13:31 You must take it all as a package or there is no glory. Jesus understood that these final days were one great redemptive event – from mingling with the crowds and…

Originally posted March 30, 2010 – Do you remember when the San Francisco 49ers were known for their ability to come from behind after half-time and win a football game in the second half?

    Palm of Rejoicing “ … Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.” – John 12:13   It was not the first time that the children of Israel had employed palms in their…

What is emerging from this frenzied emergency? DIG for it.

Photo by Grant Jacobson on Unsplash What is the meaning of my moments and movement beyond the movement of the moment? In Genesis, the story of Joseph crescendos with this dance he choreographs to reconnect with the brothers who dealt so treacherously with him years before. Perhaps they have tried daily to forget, but they…

"It is in dying that we are born to eternal life." – Prayer of St. Francis   So, let me die today and die daily.   There is nothing in my instincts to pray such a prayer. But then, there is nothing in my instinctual drive to cling … … to extinct-ual or … extinguishable…

Prayer is a deep spiritual mystery.   Mutual communication with God is going on far beneath the surface of our lives. Not only do we often not know what to pray, we often know not what we are praying.   This is not said that we might disengage our minds, but that, with engagement, we…

The key to not throwing in the towel and quitting on your dream may be as simple as one simple action following a decisive choice.

  And Grace, My Fears Relieved   "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last …" Revelation 1:17   "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;…