We want to finish strong even if we are weak. We want to continue to have significance even after our vitality is depleted. We want to be used by God even after our prescribed days of usefulness are thought to… Continue reading

"As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions." – Romans 14:1, ESV We sometimes pounce on the weak with our own opinions. They are struggling to believe, to find their places… Continue reading

I am rested from the week before thanks to a wonderful day at home yesterday. I am ready to start a new week with a gathering among the people with whom I share a common life in Christ, where I… Continue reading

"I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign teddy bear that there is… Continue reading

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ― Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC    God calls us to space, place, face, and at His own pace… Continue reading

"You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone."- Exodus 18:18, ESV No matter how good what you are doing, is, what… Continue reading

On this National Day of Prayer, oh God … we pray … We the people… The people, we are. United people of United States, States united … Of people … By People … For people The people. Oh, the people,… Continue reading

Something shrank in the night – the glitches. Something grew – you. Continue reading

We need to be able to say “no” to urgency any time it steps outside the boundaries of our priorities as given to us by God. Yes, there will be emergencies that must be faced as they arise. There will… Continue reading