It is not just the urban cowboy who is looking for love in all the wrong places. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother… Continue reading

    Prayer is sometimes difficult. It is work. It is worthwhile work, but it is work. Connecting seems tough. Distance. Cold indifference. Lifeless words. Soulless sentiments. Mundane moments. Routine. Ritual. Obligation. Distractions. Guilty self-flagellation longing for relaxed intimacy and… Continue reading

    Grace to you today, refreshing, sweet, and bountiful. Deep, abiding, strong, overcoming peace to you today. Joy to you, overwhelming, surprising, irrational, giddy joy. Love to you today … from One who knows you fully, honestly, and unconditionally… Continue reading

The sacrament of failure was observed in timely fashion …with suitable dignity …and appropriate simplicity …time honored liturgy. Continue reading

We face a fearsome, fierce todayYet, trembling through, I stand to say that I shall stay,But only if I may, kneel along the wayTo pray. Continue reading

Faith embraces that which flickersIn the darkness far beyond our graspWhose enlightened silence whispersIn ears that hear with hands that clasp. Continue reading

On Being a Grandpa Dirty dishesScattered toysSilly wishesLittle boysLife's a wonderWhen you findGentle thunderOf this kind. Continue reading

How can the wrath of man praise God? It happens when God turns the tables of our worst intentions. Our power plays do not honor God unless God enters in to exercise His sovereignty — which He ultimately does. Lesson?… Continue reading

Eventually, every edifice shall fail, even those dedicated to His glory. Yet, he shall never fail. His Word and His Truth shall endure through eternity. Continue reading

  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire… Continue reading