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  • The Place Where God Calls You

    “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” — Frederick Buechner (Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC God calls us to space, place, face, and at His own pace to and through grace to meet Him and one another.

  • God’s Care for the Oppressed

    God has this great "thing" for the poor and oppressed. Don't take my word for it. Psalm 146  7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed        and gives food to the hungry.        The LORD sets prisoners free,  8 the LORD gives sight to the blind,        the LORD lifts up those who are…

  • Laid Bare

    The essence of our communion with God is being laid bare before Him. God, throughout scripture, is disclosing Himself to us. It is called “revelation” when He does it. In prayer, we are disclosing ourselves to God and receiving His own revelation in a fresh and intimate way.

  • This Is Prayer

    This is prayer. We move in the direction of God. The movement itself is far more important that the words we use or the sentiments we experience. It is the movement that expresses the true intentions of our hearts. The movement is the most honest and reliable indicator of our spiritual progress … whether we…

  • Holiness

    Today, I seek from God what I must give to God. It is a presumptuous request and an audacious expectation that I could be what I seek to be, holy.

  • Obstacles in My Path

    “Lord, put those obstacles in my path today that cause me to trip over that which must not be ignored or avoided.”

  • Polarized for the Wrong Reasons – Written in 2010

    If we do not learn to love and practice love, I believe that this polarization can destroy our nation. More than any perceived threats from the right or the left, incivility and polarization will destroy us.

  • I Had Been Writing about Writing, but Haven’t Written Anything Since …

    My not knowing is no criteria for insignificance. I am a tool in a Larger Hand and writing is a tool in my hand. I simply opened this “Compose” page to make myself available.

  • Write Something

    Writing will prove to be a great burden if you insist on maintaining your perfectionism. If you must say it perfectly, you will find it difficult to say anything. If you fear mistakes, you will be reluctant to tap the “publish” icon.

  • What is free? Today, I am at Border's Books for free access. Of course, the question is about what "free" really means.  I bought coffee, three magazines, and one book. But I have the warm feeling that I am not paying directly for the Internet. Someone at a nearby table is speaking pleasantly and softly…