On 9/11, over 40 nations lost citizens. Among these, Australia lost 11, Bangladesh, 6 Canada, 24, Colombia, 17, Germany, 11,Jamaica, 16, Mexico, 16, Philippines, 16, South Korea 28, and United Kingdom, 66.Some were secular in religious persuasion; some were Christian,… Continue reading

"At the basis of Jesus Christ's kingdom is the unaffected loveliness of the commonplace." – Oswald Chambers Continue reading

"At the basis of Jesus Christ's kingdom is the unaffected loveliness of the commonplace." – Oswald Chambers Continue reading

Popular television shows aside, we are all looking for a view, viewpoint, or overview that begets perspective on lives that are otherwise, quite confusing. What do we do? What do we think? How do we filter in  the essential and… Continue reading

We sit … and wait for something to move us. But nothing does. We wait some more. Nothing. Then it occurs to us that maybe, just maybe, we have to move ourselves. Then, in moving, we figure out what we… Continue reading

If an email has the word "Mr" in the "from" box, I always assume it is related to the "Nigerian" spam-scam. The same is true if the opening line is "Dear Beloved in Christ." Why? Experience. Experience can be a… Continue reading

"When the desire is too much to bear, we often bury it beneath frenzied thoughts and activities or escape it by dulling our immediate consciousness of living. It is possible to run away from the desire for years, even decades,… Continue reading

"Once you label me you negate me." -  Soren Kiergegaard That one simple observation, that we know intuitively, provides the best argument against hard and fast labels that I know. It may also be the reason why people are so… Continue reading

"Willfulness must give way to willingness and surrender. Mastery must yield to mystery." – Gerald G. May Continue reading