"In Love's Service Only Wounded Soldiers Can Serve." -Thornton Wilder, ("The Angel That Troubled the Waters") Continue reading

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,… Continue reading

  “Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” – John 20:21 Peace settles things. It allows the right order and relationship and brings vision into focus. It is absolute well-being… Continue reading

"… by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and… Continue reading

A Pre-Father's Day Preparation and daily advice          I know Father's Day is a few weeks off, but you may be shopping …  And preachers, while Mother's Day texts are hard to find, fresh ideas from Father's Day are not… Continue reading

There is an upside and a downside to being responsible for our own messes, decisions, and general junk. The downside is that we are responsible and we have to pay our own price. The upside is that we are not… Continue reading

  Here's the full transcript of Curry's "The Power of Love" sermon: And now in the name of our loving, liberating and life-giving God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. From the Song of Solomon in the Bible: Set me… Continue reading

Shadows are shadows. They are a sub-reality reflecting a more tangible reality which may, itself, be pointing to a deeper reality: " And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have… Continue reading

  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. – Acts 2:3 Sometimes the word God has for others or for us comes and sits on us. Then, it does… Continue reading

“… he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” From John 14:17 God is whispering in our ears, “Give me your hands and let me move them in my rhythm.” God thinks of everything. His purposes are complex, but… Continue reading