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  TODAY______ T – A TIC on the tic-toc scale, a TIPPING point in TIME, TO-BE written,O – OPPORTUNITIES abound, obstacles obscure, but do not overwhelm.D – DOING is immediate. I cannot just being materializes into doing. I must DO.A – ALL we have in time is today to ACTIVATE our dreams.Y – YES is…

It is a nice verse with a comforting theme, but it is set in the context of struggle. The psalmist is in the fight of his life. His enemy is a former friend, turned against him, who is using every tactic, weapon, and dirty trick in his arsenal to attack. The psalmist is calling on…

"Even at Horeb …" Even at the very Mountain of God, the place where the law was gloriously given, we figured out a way to provoke God. God was ready to destroy …. But God did not destroy. What happened? God had appointed a man to intercede, to care about the people, to enter into…

We are in the early days of the Lenten season. We begin the Lenten season, a lengthening of days, with hope of renewal, with sorrow for our offenses to God and others, with the joy of repentance and reconciliation toward God and others, with fresh commitment to give our lives in a cause greater than…

    Most of the universe is dark – dark energy, dark matter, and darkness that cannot fit the known laws of the cosmos nor be observed through our light-oriented senses. The vast array of reality exists within the realm of clouded mystery where our only response is an awe-inspired utterance of "AWE!" To continue…

What makes this life different is that the calling to follow Jesus is not something that ought to be part of our lives. It is the totality of our lives. We do not need God in our lives. We need our lives in God. We are not called to passivity or conformity. We are called…

I am weak, Lord. I am lowly. I bring nothing in my hands. I offer no credentials, no reputation, no resume worth reading. My track record is checkered. My focus is scattered. My mind is here and there and everywhere. I am easily distracted and frequently tested to the core. Yet, God, you are my…

    You are not your job, position,title, or the sum total of your abilities.You are not the composite of what others think of you.You are not the results of a referendum on your popularity nor your approval rating.You are not even how you feel about yourself.You are you and somewhat clouded in mystery.You are…

    Our chains may not be the chains of human slavery, but we are chained to our thoughts, our inner task masters, and our own sinful presumptions and habitual prisons of habit, word, thought, belief, and practice. We need prayer, birthed of a Word from God, to liberate us so that we can become…

Adonai, above all powers, above all rulers, above all my thoughts and hopes and dreams, LORD of my frailties and Dreamer of my dreams, Giver of life, Author of hope, First Cause, Final Conclusion, Ultimate Concern, Lover of humanity, Creator of all that is, Mighty God, Everlasting Father … my Abba … To Thee, I…