To whom or what will you give your loyalty? From whom or what are you demanding loyalty? Will you anoint a false king over your life or would you strive to be king? Are these your words, “I shall be… Continue reading

  "Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."  – attributed to Augustus Hare and to Lord Byron There is a slow rise and a rapid rise. To… Continue reading

May I cherish that which is precious and … May I live in the grace that is freely given. Thank you for another day to learn to learn … To embrace your truth and to be transformed by it. Continue reading

Let us live and daily carve out the words That shall describe our days. Let us daily compose the symphony of our lives. Let us daily inscribe the epitaph of our moments. Continue reading

Out on that limb, when circumstances cut it from under you, you may discover that you can fly. Continue reading

Life is a long, long road.It ends at the beginning.It unfolds into the great mystery.Its exclamation, a question,It question, a great answer.Life carries us and we carry life.We go; we come; we seek; we find.We flow from the Source Who… Continue reading

Someone died today. A mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a child, and a friend mourned. A victim of violence died, an innocent on the streets of a major city. Someone wept. A perpetrator of crime died in the… Continue reading

I know this describes where some of you are today, weariness, tears, weeping, groaning, and weakness. Know this from the psalm, that it is OK to tell God. Know this also, that God knows, understands, cares, and enters into your… Continue reading

In the presence of a king, don't ask for small gifts! "The golfer Arnold Palmer once played a series of exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia. The king was so impressed that he proposed to give Palmer a gift. Palmer demurred:… Continue reading

  "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing." – Benjamin Franklin I would not mind doing both. However, it is always for someone else to… Continue reading