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  • Posts Along the Shores of My Life

    Photo by Derick Daily on Unsplash I post daily.  I also read daily. Often, I read what I have posted on a certain day over the years. Here is a digest of 15 years worth of quotes and observations from May 25. “The renewal of the church will come from a new type of monasticism…

  • It has been my practice and spiritual discipline for several years to read a chapter of Proverbs each day that corresponds to the day of the month. That landed me in Proverbs 23 today. It is also become a discipline to apply some of what I have read to the realm of business and incorporate…

  • Out on a Limb of Controversy

    Download controversy.png (111.5K) Only the fear of the Lord begins a process of wisdom. There is no wisdom in any other sort of fear, only poor choices that seem right in the moment. All other fears are cast out by that awe-some, jaw-dropping, knee-popping, head-bending, body-trembling unveiling experience of His power, holiness, and love. Then,…

  • Reflections on the Prison Industry

    Photo by Matthew Ansley on Unsplash We Start with Questions; We Move to Ideas — A Problem-Solving Pattern And — We keeps that cycle going. Here is one arena and the questions can apply to other problems in society as well. Some problems are more emotional, personal, and loaded with “other agenda” than other problems.…

  • Can These Bones Live

  • Cabbage Soup and Meatless Meatloaf

    I humbly offer you my recipe for Cabbage Soup and Meatless Meatloaf. This can even provide the basis for a stock for other soups. I like to slow cook it with onions, garlic, peppers, a few carrots, a little veggie bullion, and whatever other veggies are hanging around. Then, if you like, you can pour…

  • A Confident Life

    Photo by Miguel Bruna on Unsplash Living a Life of Confidence Excerpts and Paraphrases from “The Confidence Factor” by Thomas B. Sims We so often stagger through life encumbered by the pressures of everyday problems and phantom concerns. We are sensitive to slightest slight and the subtlest gesture. We are quick to take offense and slow…

  • Dr. Maya Angelou – Power Of Words Words Matter Words matter because, in some mysterious way, they are alive. “Logos,” is defined most often as “word,” but it is also “principle,” “idea,” “truth,” or “the things spoken of.” It is also the act of speaking. It is both in-transient and dynamic. You speak a word,…

  • The King’s Speech – World War Speech Do you have glossophobia, a fear of public speaking? Is it holding you back in your personal and professional growth? King George VI of England had it and is was a major impediment to his ability to rule until he overcame it.   We can learn from his willingness…

  • An Example of Motherhood Deborah Happy Mother’s Day I recorded a 25 minute sermon from the notes below, but … somehow, there was no sound. It was silent. I replaced it with a shorter version. Here is the text of the sermon I first recorded — Rough Notes. Mother’s Day, not Mothers’ Day is an American tradition…