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  Shaken  Psalm 29:8: The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh. You find yourself alone in the desert. You wonder if there is a word from God. There is silence. You pray. You seek. You meditate. You let the Logos take root in your heart. You wait…

  God stepped out on stage And every member of the orchestra knew it was He. He took the baton in hand And breathed forth UPBEAT. Down came the baton DOWNBEAT. And the pattern was given With every eye upon Him. The strings The horns The percussionists The LIGHTS Yes, the lights! The dancers, The…

We wake up, do whatever must first be done, and stagger to the kitchen to swallow whatever must be swallowed first. Somewhere along the way, we recover enough presence of mind to make some decisions. One of those decision is who we will be this day. We fumble through the sock drawer, the underwear drawer,…

“‘Why was I chosen?’ ‘Such questions cannot be answered,’ said Gandalf. ‘You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess: not for power or wisdom, at any rate. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.’” –…

Sometimes in life, business, and ministry, you encounter people, situations, and attitudes that make your blood boil. Your visceral reaction is to stomp the living daylights out of that raunchy attitude, express your indignation over the unjust situation, and put that person causing you difficulties in his or her place. Quick, harsh words will do…

We gathered in the shade of an old oak tree that stood sentinel over the neatly placed markers that signified the lives of ten or twelve souls whose earthly remains were interred beneath its shadows. We joined hands as we sang together, “God be with you till we meet again … till we meet at…

      I read this some years back and it reminded me  of how you can be young, have few resources, and feel insignificant – yet, make a big difference. Hattie May Wiatt was an example of this truth. Give what you have in your hand and start a ripple that changes the tide of time.…

How does one find extraordinary holiness in ordinary moments? How does that which is such a part of the backdrop of our human experience as to be profaned take on the air of eternal significance and other worldly importance? What sets apart one activity, object, or person from the other in the eyes of God and,…

I resist wearing labels such as "Conservative" or "Liberal" with an upper case "C" or "L."  It comes to surface as I hear the word,"wing" attached to directional terms such as "left" or "right."  This comes from a guy who cannot tell you off the top of his head what a "red state" is as…