“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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  • True Colors (cover by Pepita Salim) We all need people who can see glimpses of our true colors.We need those who can help us to see our own,People who can give us courage to let our colors show.You are gifted… Continue reading

  • Praying for Peace Amidst the Sounds of Canon Fire – Advent Gospels – Day 14

    None of Jesus’ predictions point to the notion that war is the will of God. Rather, he tells us that war cannot ultimately thwart his will or the forward march of his Kingdom of peace. Continue reading

  • Our Mother Hen – Advent Gospels – Day 13

    SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons   12/10Matthew 23:27-39 NRSV “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead… Continue reading

  • Clean the Cup – Advent Gospels – Day 12

    God’s spokespeople were never appointed to lock people out of the Kingdom of God or destroy their lives and potential. And yet, it happens today and happened in Jesus’ time. Continue reading

  • The Humble Exalted – Advent Gospels – Day 11

    The way up is always down. The servant is the greatest of all. SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 12/8Matthew 23:1-12 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;… Continue reading

  • Chew That – Advent Gospels – Day 10

    This is the Advent of a new way of thinking. What is the greatest commandment? Who is the Son of Man? SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons   12/7Matthew 22:34-46 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees,… Continue reading

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  • Alpha and Omega

    “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. “ -Revelation 1:8 Everything is wrapped up in the babe who was wrapped in swaddling… Continue reading

  • Your God Is Too Small – Advent Gospels – Day 9

    He is the God of the Living! Stupid Questions SolLuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons   12/6Matthew 22:23-33 Be Astonished! The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying,… Continue reading

  • Every Valley Continue reading

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