“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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  • Shake, Rattle, and Roll!

    "See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms,to pluck up and to pull down,to destroy and to overthrow,to build and to plant.” Jeremiah 1:4-10 is resonating in my heart today. Some folks seem to be appointed to pluck… Continue reading

  • BE SMART – Today’s Sermon Video

        Here is the PPT! Continue reading

  • Living in the Gap

        Eleven years ago I was at the cemetery officiating the service of a man who had regularly attended our church. He was a quiet, decent, hard working, and interesting man with a deep commitment to Christ.   He… Continue reading

  • Final Frontier

    It is here. It is within us. It is beyond us. It is within our reach and far beyond. Continue reading

  • To Label Is to Negate

    That one simple observation, that we know intuitively, provides the best argument against hard and fast labels that I know. Continue reading

  • Step Back

    Step back for a wider view.   Sometimes I write things that seem very clever, insightful, and truthful to me and then …   I delete them before I post them …   … because they could hurt someone at… Continue reading

  • How Sweet the Sound

    Amazing grace! How sweet the sound. Continue reading

  • Chew That

      Adams California Fruit Gum 1910s USA chewing gum sweets #AdvertisingArchives, Public Domain Quick question," my friends say as a preface. Absolutely. Ask away, but here is a warning, "Have you ever known me to give a quick answer?" For… Continue reading

  • When You Run Out of Words

    … quote someone else. You may agree with them or not. It does not matter. That is not the point. The point is to lubricate your brain and everyone else’s brain. Continue reading