“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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  • Spiritual Disciplines for Highly Distracted Souls

    And Other Pretty Shiny Things Spiritual Disciplines for Highly Distracted Souls – That is my next book … well, one of the next ones — if I can concentrate enough to finish it . Seriously now, some of you know… Continue reading

  • Sound and Color

      Two Messages for Today     One More Continue reading

  • Trois Myopic Rodents

    Trois myopic rodentsTrois myopic rodentsObserve how they traverseObserve how they traverseThey all pursued the agronomist's spouse Who severed their appendages with a culinary implementHave you ever observed such a startling phenomenonAs trois myopic rodents Lest you stop there, note that… Continue reading

  • God Grant You Success

      I know many unhappy people, soured of soul through their taste of failure and disappointment, derailed by disasters in their lives, detained by their fears, and distracted by anything and everything but the one thing they must do to… Continue reading

  • The Next Day

        All days end and new days begin. Some are more personally significant for us than others.   There is always a next day.   Here was a very productive day when some common words rang so true as… Continue reading

  • What Time Is It?

      We are living in chronos time, but we have kairos moments.     Continue reading

  • Uploads, Downloads, and High Hopes

    That being said, wisdom is sometimes a rather random thing. So, i have chosen to be random today and upload some downloads for you in hopes that you might find something useful. Even if it is not useful, perhaps you… Continue reading

  • Leaning Not on My Own Understanding

    I think that people, who may not have regard for the Bible as scripture or believe in divine direction, may often practice the principle of Proverbs 3:5 without knowing that they are obeying the scripture, "Lean not on thine own… Continue reading

  • Two Arguments for Prayer

        Two arguments for prayer directed to God for people in power are given by Paul.   It is not an exhaustive list, but it is a good summary of two categories, the good prayer does us and the… Continue reading

  • A Bit or a Byte of Encouragement

    Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash   Just a Word of Encouragement   How is it that a small word or two of encouragement can make all the difference in a person's day?   One compliment can turn the tide… Continue reading

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