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It is the very struggle that moves us forward. Sometimes the hero needs a hero to give him courage to take his last stand. It is about the Quest! "You must fight and it doesn't matter whether you win or lose… Don't you remember? … You must remember!" It is the quest. You are Dulcinea and…

"For He knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust." – Psalm 103:14, ESV Have you ever felt like dust? It is not so bad. From dust we came and to dust we return. We are well-organized dust. Isn't it amazing what dust can become? But dust has limitations and God knows. Be patient…

“And he changeth the times and the seasons … “ Daniel 2:21a Life goes on. The seasons of life proceed in progression. The secular envelopes the sacred in the culture. Seasonal and holiday decorations come down; Plants and flowers start turning brown; songs of the season decrescendo; greetings change. We suddenly no longer hear, “Merry…

I have boxes of notes. Some are disorganized, wrongly categorized, and undated, but they have had and may continue to have a function in my life. You see, somewhere in the maze of thinking that occupies the landscape of my muddled mind is some machinery that operates only in response to what I commit to…

  There is a seemingly disingenuous urge on the part of practitioners of spiritual things to shun strategic planning as something outside the realm of the Spirit. It is as if we do not believe God cannot enter into the process of preparation, but must show up at the last minute in order to get…

Small movements and beginnings are only small if all we measure is the present. Retrospective views widen our understanding and inform our sense of purpose in every moment. Small is small thinking and small doing. What is of little account is in the ledger of the accountant is the seed of greatness to the Master…

Between times of strengthening, what shall we do? We go. We go. We go. "They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.'' (from  Psalm 84) There are times and places of meeting, encounter, and refreshing in our spirit lives which energize, revitalize, and inform every dimension of life. For those who…

I found these notes in my online scribbles from 2010. There are not two sides to an issue. There are at least 360. Most issues are more circular than linear. Today's adversarial form of politics is producing unintended consequences that all sides of the issues will find dyspeptic. I believe most politicians are sincere &…

When he awoke from his despair,Daylight spoke; the sky was fair.April pierced the winter night.Faith had come, restoring sight. ———————————– Jesus, hope of dying men,Mover of the heart and pen,Move my heart to pen some phase,That may return to Thee as praise.Amen. ———————————– At the crux of the cross is the Christ,Rising above culture,Towering over…