“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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  • The Hard Way

    The disciples wanted Jesus to take an easier way. They would have preferred a shorter way. He took the long and hard way. Continue reading

  • Has the Cross Been Banned?

      Has the cross been banned or is it just invisible?   There are lots of protests for and against the cross as a symbol of Christianity being displayed in public places – as a symbol, or even as a… Continue reading

  • Pausing to Remember

        We have not forgotten what happened on September 11 in our recent past. I remember where I was when the first hint of news came across the wave via NPR. I remember my thoughts.' I remember how we… Continue reading

  • Sometimes making the best of things is the ultimate statement of defiance and taking charge. Continue reading

  • Compassion Comes First, Before Ideology

    Where we place our sympathy, empathy, and compassion must never be an ideological issue. A politic of compassion rejects that dichotomy. Continue reading

  • Heal Me

    Some sought it and some fought it. Continue reading

  • Calling to Repentance Non-judgmentally

    The call to repentance is joyful good news that there is a possibility and help for real change. Continue reading

  • Choosing a Perspective

    One person’s celebration is another person’s misery. Continue reading

  • Two Blind Men

      JESUS MAFA. Jesus cures the man born blind, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.     There were once two blind men. One could see enough with his heart to know… Continue reading

  • The Silence That Amazes.

    In a day when we, as Christians, feel compelled to protest our losses … Continue reading