“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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  • God at the Wall

    "If this Book means anything it means that at the wall of the world stands God, and any man driven there by conviction of sin finds the arms of God outstretched to save him." –Oswald Chambers, in He Shall Glorify… Continue reading

  • Answering Critics

    There is only one way we are going to solve our biggest problems: TOGETHER! Continue reading

  • Praying in Days of War – An Advent Meditation

    Each time we go to a new war, there are some who feel it will be the last, but Jesus reminds us to expect more and not to be troubled because the time may not be yet.  Continue reading

  • An Advent Prayer

    Father of Lights,  Lord of Glory,  Master of the Universe,  Continue reading

  • Fear Not

    We are not designed for timidity, but for courage. Continue reading

  • A Change of Thinking – An Advent Meditation

      In this morning's Advent readings, I saw people being challenged to change their thinking.   Jesus asked questions that upset the mental lethargy of his detractors.   John, in the Revelation has to adjust his eyes to a new… Continue reading

  • Alpha and Omega – An Advent Meditation

    In a tiny bundle of newborn humanity is the sum total of all truth and meaning. In that crude cradle of creation lay the Creator of the universe.  Continue reading

  • Pain, Passion, Pardon, Prayer

      Photo by Aliyah Jamous on Unsplash   Show me your pain and I will show you your passion. It is the same and it is transforming, first, by transforming itself … into joy! Without the pain, there is no passion, Without… Continue reading

  • Snatched from the Fire

    And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire …. – Jude 1:23 When John Wesley was a very young child, the rectory at Epworth … Continue reading

  • For Others

        God give me hands and eyes for others. "For it is in giving that we receive …" Yes, it is. Only with an open had can I do either …And the same hand that gives, receives.Lord, guide my… Continue reading