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  • Equally Valued Opinions? Subject to Revision

        Are all opinions of equal value? No – People have equal rights to have their opinions. Some of my opinions are informed and have greater value than other opinions I have which possess very little value. For better or worse, I have a right to the whole sorted continuum of them. Yet –…

  • Sour Grapes

      There is an upside and a downside to being responsible for our own messes, decisions, and general junk. The downside is that we are responsible and we have to pay our own price. The upside is that we are not automatic victims. Our parents' bad choices do not relegate us to a life of…

  • The Probe

    Jesus asks three probing questions in Luke 8.

  • How To Thrive Through Any Jive

    Turn your jive from nonsense to jazz. Sing, swing, and sway.Whether or not the circumstances of your life change, you can change, and in that change, you can THRIVE.

  • What Are You Waiting For?

    Get up and get going.

  • Wiser and Wiser

    It is because they listen and commit themselves to a lifetime of learning. It is because they are not afraid to get guidance and counsel. They are discerning enough to know that they don’t know everything. They are wise enough to recognize the gaps in their wisdom. They are smart enough to know when they…

  • What ?!?!?!?!? CHANGE ?!?!?!?!?

    How Many (fill in the blank)s Does it Take to Change a … What?!!! Change?!!! If we don't want change, all change is intimidating. George Carlin said he put some money into one of those change machines and nothing happened. Sometimes, I'd be happy to find a change machine that actually produced transformation in any…

  • Where We’ve Been; Where We’re Going

        By Edward S. Curtis – This image came from The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis. These images were published between 1907 and 1930.The digitization of this image was done by the Northwestern University Library, sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress. Credits: Northwestern University Library, "The North American Indian": the Photographic…

  • Wake Up!

    Photo by Yaniv Knobel “Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.” – Psalm 108:2. It is time for a great awakening. All of nature conspires with the God of nature to be your alarm clock. Every new day and every fresh season sound forth the alarm. All cry, “Wake up!” Wake up your…

  • Tuning Prayer

    Prayer is the time for alignment with the heart of God.