“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • Crack my Façade

      Oh God, who sees me, knows me, and loves me while seeing through my pretensions.   There is nothing I can tell you about myself that you do not already know.   I am laid bare by your penetrating… Continue reading

  • I Am Distracted and Distractible – But That’s Not All

    Spiritual Disciplines for Highly Distracted Souls Here is a gift for folks like me 3 Hours of Focus Music Continue reading

  • The Next Phase of My Life

    “… until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come…” Continue reading

  • The Impatient Club

    I can pray/sing with the psalmist the same prayer/song he prayed/sang. It is sometimes a hurried prayer for God to hurry. I just pray that I come to the same point of resolution. Amen. Continue reading

  • WPT University Place: Healing the Heart of Democracy If CEU credits were required to renew our citizenship credentials, i would recommend this one hour to be on our common curriculum. Continue reading

  • In praying for peace, we must always ask ourselves and God, “Have I done and am I doing, saying, and being all I can do, say, and be?” Peace Prayer – Tom Booth and Laura Huval, written by John Foley,… Continue reading

  • The Blessing- Ukraine Praying for peace and safety for Ukraine tonight. Continue reading

  • A Different Walk Loving Enemies Continue reading

  • The Common Threat

      Various enemies of Superman, as they appear on the cover of Superman Villains: Secret Files and Origins #1 (June 1998, art by Dan Jurgens).     What does it take to bring sworn, bitter, ideological enemies together?   A common threat.  … Continue reading

  • A Diifferent Walk

    Pastor Tom's Sermon on Loving Enemies There is no payoff to the old way of regarding our enemies and retaliating against the. On the other hand, initiators, instigators, innovators, and imitators of Jesus' Kingdom have an eternal insight and reward… Continue reading