I am weak, Lord. I am lowly. I bring nothing in my hands.  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. I… Continue reading

  Friend of the friendless, May I be A friend, A friend, A friend to Thee. May I friendly Friendly, Friendly be To one who, Scattered, Lost at sea  Who May somehow, Somehow, Be set free By just one human… Continue reading

Yesterday was the birthday of the sixteenth president of the United States. He was an imperfect and flawed man, but he was the man of the hour, accomplishing what no one thought he could accomplish and things that, perhaps no… Continue reading

Abba, today, I pray. I pray with words that elude me and with scattered thoughts. I pray out of the distractions of my soul. I pray out of profound need to connect with loose strands and slippery handles. I pray… Continue reading

  If you are like Pilate, and to some extent, we all are at some point, you just don't get it. We can't get it when we try to impose our own or society's definitions of power, might, prestige, and… Continue reading

I am no giant of prayer. As a student, I am a mind-wanderer. My distraction threshold is low. My depth is shallow and my shallowness is deep. I am constantly, daily praying, "Teach me to pray." Prayer warrior? The greatest… Continue reading

  It one corner, we have the pressure to conform to the gods of this world that govern the marketplace of necessity and pleasure. On the other, we are pressured to conform to systems of religion and pseudo righteousness that… Continue reading

The time has come for shouting and not holding back. The prophetic moment has arrived. The Word of God is laser focused on our day in history and upon us who profess to be the people of God. God is… Continue reading

"For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died." 2 Corinthians 5:14 It is a rather broad statement that Paul makes. Love controls us because of what Jesus did for all… Continue reading

Is there a common thread in the first three scriptures of the daily office? First, there is the admonition against the seduction of a the false and addictive god of pleasure and lust. Then, there is the call to live… Continue reading