“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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  • This contains my favorite verse from Cohen: “Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen – Anthem (Live in London) Continue reading

  • 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