What makes this life different is that the calling to follow Jesus is not something that ought to be part of our lives. It is the totality of our lives. We do not need God in our lives. We need… Continue reading

I am weak, Lord. I am lowly. I bring nothing in my hands. I offer no credentials, no reputation, no resume worth reading. My track record is checkered. My focus is scattered. My mind is here and there and everywhere.… Continue reading

    You are not your job, position,title, or the sum total of your abilities.You are not the composite of what others think of you.You are not the results of a referendum on your popularity nor your approval rating.You are… Continue reading

    Our chains may not be the chains of human slavery, but we are chained to our thoughts, our inner task masters, and our own sinful presumptions and habitual prisons of habit, word, thought, belief, and practice. We need… Continue reading

Adonai, above all powers, above all rulers, above all my thoughts and hopes and dreams, LORD of my frailties and Dreamer of my dreams, Giver of life, Author of hope, First Cause, Final Conclusion, Ultimate Concern, Lover of humanity, Creator… Continue reading

          Welcome to the morning! Gloria!Gloria!Kyrie eleison! Lord, have mercy!Have mercy on me.And grant that mercy and graceLike soothing oil and Refreshing waterSweetened by Thy loveShall flow through me intoThe lives of all who come to drink,Of all… Continue reading

  Psalm 69 is the cry of a person who is up to his neck in negative potential. Things could go either way, but all indications are for the worst. Have you been there? Did you come through? So did… Continue reading

  Life is not fair. Thus goes the lament. Evil people prosper. There is no justice. That is the lament of those who tag it all with this question. '"Why bother?" The psalmist cried this often-cried cry and then, "But… Continue reading

  I had no great thoughts on this year's Superbowl. I watched the first half and it was pretty exciting – a real context. However, I found these note's on last year's event and will apply them, again, to life… Continue reading

It was a late night several years ago and I recall musing in my journal, " I am burning some late night oil tonight." "It is quiet up here." " am working on last minute things that need attention but… Continue reading