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There will be moments of decision today. What is your predisposition as pertains to your distance from Jesus in His utmost humiliation and identification with broken humanity?

The power of self-conquest is in its greatest challenge, subjugating our own desires, passions, wants, and needs to something greater than ourselves. When we can place things in their proper order, we can conquer any challenge. When we have overcome self and self interest, we will have positioned ourselves for heroism should the need ever…

I read news and people's posts and I find such clever, biting, and witty things to say – argument breakers! It is then that it hits me that maybe, sometimes, it takes more courage to remain silent than to speak. More important, I am reminded that the law of love is the highest law and…

Necessity may indeed be the mother of invention, but it has, at times, been the mother of injustice.

    I watched a ripple in the pond this morning. I could not tell whether it came from below or above. It did not matter. Nor can I tell where it goes when I can no long see its concentric, expanding rings that diminish from my sight. Yet, I believe that they continue, and…

"God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day. " Psalm 7:11 ESV God is a different sort of judge.  He can actually make a decision in the healthy balance between truth and passion. It is always the right decision. The idea of God as a judge must be processed through…

Euripides noted that, "cleverness is not wisdom." It is not enough to know things or to be able to turn a phrase. There is many a poor man who is clever, witty, and knowledgeable. Worse yet, there is many a bright man or woman who is morally inept. Some, perish the thought, even use their…

  Are you taking a few days off from your online activity? Good. Are you concerned about the potential for profound anxiety that comes with such separation from devices that connect us to the world? Let us affirm, these realities: Contrary to my thinking, I do not have to complete all my assignments before I…

I am a bleeding heart. I hope you are too. It is a sign of life.