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  "Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me." - Psalm 41:9, ESV Many years ago, I felt betrayed by a friend. I thought he had turned against me. I felt what the psalmist felt. I felt that confidences and trust had been turned against me. I think that in the same situation today, I would feel differently, but at that time,…

Where is the vindication?

Wait! Possible acronyms: We Act In Time . Wonder And Invite Triggers. Willing, Active, Inspired, Training. We Are In Transition. I think I will keep looking and WAITING… I just know that "in the Lord" adds a truckload of meaning to the moment of waiting because it is purposeful, powerful, and potential-laden.    

My tongue became lodged in my cheek in recent posting … It took some doing, but … We were able to extract it … Though still a bit sore … And gravitating toward the cheek … I think it learned from its errors … And will lead out in a more serious posts … Next…

  We are homeless, hapless, hungry souls invited to an elegant feast. We see glory. It is no small matter. How did we get here? We come because we are invited. Holy, holy, holy, we gasp in fear and wonder. The weight of the glory has fallen upon us and we are crushed beneath its…

We need more than subtle reformation. We need re-FORM-ation in all of its implications. Read and listen to a great speech by Richard Foster.

So, what is your excuse? Turn it into a reason! "If you've never failed, you've never lived."Go out today and live. Do not fear failure. Use it!Do not fear criticism. Learn from it.Do not fear discouragement. Let it run off your shoulders.Do not fear people. Love them and serve them.Do not fear rejection. Keep reaching…

. Days pass … weeks, months, years… decades slip away,Accelerating,Jubilating,Re-creating,Innovating life,Invention of our minds,Intention of our hearts,… or something else …. confiding ….Residing in our soul ….Guiding to some goal? Is there a whole in the hole …A purposeful role we playin the scheming dreaming of these days? Is there more in gleaming rays to our…

  How dare I ask for such mercy?How dare I be so audacious as to suggest that I be spared?How dare I come as an errant child to a forgiving dad?How dare He so graciously lavish mercy upon me? The grand dare.The grace of God. —————————————————- "O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,nor discipline…