And Grace, My Fears Relieved   "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last …"… Continue reading

  My tribe has a checkered history with forced conversions, violent power-grabbing, and militaristic exercise of religious dominance. To deny that is to deny history. To not care is to ignore scripture. We are flawed in our common humanity and… Continue reading

To be for peace is a choice and not always an easy choice. Surrounded by war cries and hostilities, the voices calling for calm are often muffled and maligned. Continue reading

  When people tell me that they have an issue with God, sometimes a complaint, sometimes real anger, I often ask, "Have you discussed it with God? Have you told God how you feel?" "I could not do that," they… Continue reading

  Click to order from Fine Art America – Art by Steve Gamba What the gospel writers did not and, sometimes, could not record, but first century readers knew, was the smile on Jesus' face, the chuckle in his voice,… Continue reading

    Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Did you ever wonder where the term, "good grief" came from? Some might ask, "What so good about grief?" Those of us who have studied thanatology (the study of death and… Continue reading

What will it cost for you to be your best you? Everything of value costs something. We can think of endless excuses to procrastinate, obstinate, and prevaricate. We'll do anything but drop whatever we are doing and change directions. It… Continue reading

“Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.” – Jeremiah 7:2 Hear the… Continue reading

`The Seldom Heard Encouraging Word YOU CAN!   Photo by congy yuan on Unsplash Here is the progression: I can't.  mutter it to myself. I start. I keep going. I keep going. I mutter. I keep going. I do it.… Continue reading

I predict that you will know what to do with your challenges as you prayerfully and conscientiously consider them, address them, embrace them, and act to respond to them. Continue reading