“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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Latest Posts

  • Thirsty

        We are thirsting for something and may not know what it is. We think we know. We think it might be a righteousness that we can produce with a little more effort. It might be a holiness that… Continue reading

  • Awake and Awakened

      I am awake. What a delightful surprise, A twist of events that I embrace. I would say shocking, but that would mean a stopping. It is a stirring.   I greet this morning with wonder and anticipation. For those… Continue reading

  • Opinionated FIENDS

    Not FIENDS, now that I have your attention, but FRIENDS. The polarization of our times and positions has widened the gap between us in this country to the place where we are finding it increasingly difficult to discern the logic… Continue reading

  • Prayer for Leaders Present and Future

    Our community has recently engaged in 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting.  It was a wonderful time. we had 21 nightly virtual prayer meetings in a variety of churches across our city. Thousands attended and prayed across denominational, ethnic, cultural,… Continue reading

  • Every Hour

        We are demonstration laboratories for the truth that we embrace, internalize, and profess.   What we add is conviction, attitude, and action.   These gather under the broad yet specific category of faith. They, in turn, by the… Continue reading

  • Sometimes, You Just Have to Start Typing

      And then you figure out what you are thinking! I was asked a question a few years ago and  I was surprised at my answer. Someone asked if we wanted to be remembered when we were gone and I… Continue reading

  • Readings for Today

    Readings: Isaiah 51:17-23, Galatians 4:1-11, Mark 7:24-37, Psalm 56-58 Some days, it is enough to just post scripture and let it speak without our agenda, without our opinion, without our interpretation, and without our application. I do not know how… Continue reading

  • On This Day – January 31

    Revisiting old posts:   Continue reading

  • Like the Garden of the Lord

      For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and… Continue reading

  • Our Contemporary – The Ancient of Days

    The Ancient of Days has come and the final outcome to the battle between good and evil has been decided. Continue reading

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