Download Advent Readings Avent Readings First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2016 Monday (November 28, 2016): Psalm 124; Genesis 8:1-19; Romans 6:1-11 Tuesday (November 29, 2016): Psalm 124; Genesis 9:1-17; Hebrews 11:32-40 Wednesday (November 30, 2016): Psalm 124; Isaiah 54:1-10;… Continue reading

  "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands." – Proverbs 14:1 Are you a builder or a destroyer? Keep in mind that whatever you do in this regard, it is to your… Continue reading

Are you optimistic? The Online Etymology Dictionary is my friend, confirming my quasi-informed suspicions about words and their origins such as "optimism." When I say I am optimistic, I want to know that what I think I mean is what… Continue reading

I am in a hurry. I do not like wasting time. Do you? Killing time seems pretty violent and not very life-affirming. How much time do you have? Not much? You cannot possibly do nothing. Breathing is something. So, how… Continue reading

  Here is a little formula for saying what you want to say: S.A.Y.- I.T.   S – Search your own heart and mind for what you really want to convey. A – Assess your audience so that you can… Continue reading

The burden of glory is in its weight.Doxa drives us to the depths.How deep can I plunge given this?Hot, light air occupies cracks and crevicesof my soul?I more likely float than plumb the depths. To do other requires the weight,the DoxaWord… Continue reading

Perhaps you'd like for me to tell you what it is, this challenge of today – the big one, the definitive one, the one that, if you conquer it, you conquer everything. Perhaps you want it, but you are unlikely… Continue reading

  I think that people, who may not have regard for the Bible as scripture or believe in divine direction, may often practice the principle of Proverbs 3:5 without knowing that they are obeying the scripture, "Lean not on thine… Continue reading

What sort of leadership do we need in our nation and world today? Here is a hint from Psalm 72. This psalm and prayer was reportedly sung by and for for Solomon, who was already King of Israel. It reveals, among other… Continue reading