If rejoicing is off my agenda, I must open my heart.If lamenting has no place, I must open my eyes.If questions are disallowed, I must open my mind.If loving is far removed I must open my my soul.If… Continue reading

“And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:   And he opened his mouth, and taught them …” – Matthew 5:1-2: The sermon on the Mount is the greatest… Continue reading

“Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul… Continue reading

  "Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted." – Isaiah 40:30 (ESV) “How did it get so late so soon?It's night before it's afternoon.December is here before it's June.My goodness how the time has… Continue reading

Oh God, who sees me, knows me, and loves me while seeing through my pretensions,There is nothing I can tell you about myself that you do not already know. Continue reading

I am a dues-paying member of the impatient club. I get impatient with myself, with individuals, with slow service, with shoddy service, with life, and sometimes, with God. I get impatient when people's attitudes don't turn on a dime, when… Continue reading

God is perfectly capable of defending God's own honor. We struggle with it. We can't even agree on what it is. We are multi-polar in our emPHASes. We are indignant when the world does not give proper respect to the… Continue reading