“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

  • One Reason Why Social Media Is Good for Discourse

    I really love this medium for the potential it has for reading, thinking, responding. Continue reading

  • Days Pass – Isness

      "whatever is is, and what is not cannot be". – Parmenides   Days pass … weeks, months, years… decades slip away,Accelerating,Jubilating,Re-creating,Innovating life,Invention of our minds,Intention of our hearts,… or something else …. confiding ….Residing in our soul ….Guiding to… Continue reading

  • The “Easy” Yoke

    Jesus’ yoke is the yoke that allows us to plow with him and with each other. It fits. Continue reading

  • Stuck and Unstuck

    How to Get Unstuck! Photo by Aubrey Rose Odom on Unsplash Since I need a little advice here, I think I will give it to myself. I get stuck sometimes. It is not usually an absence of options, but a plethora of them.… Continue reading

  • Following on the Rocky Path

    When we follow Jesus, it might be a very rocky road where we travel. It is part of the demand. It is part of the contract. It is part of the joy. "As they were going along the road, someone… Continue reading

  • .Passion Flower, Passion Power

      Passiflora vitifolia, Flower , Density - Own work How about that. Is there a "passion vine" growing in your soul?Passion is pain.Compassion in shared pain.Passion is power.Shared passion is healing power.Power becomes a flower.The flower blooms all summer.Let it bloom and… Continue reading

  • A Prayer to Get Started

    God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing -  Girolamo dai Libri  (1474–1555)    God of all that is without Whom there is not,God of all that was, without who nothing has been,God of all that can be and… Continue reading

  • The Foundations Are Strong

    ” if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” “The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven …” Continue reading

  • I “Liked” Your Page – But It’s You I Like

    Photo by George Pagan III on Unsplash I "like" a lot of pages on Facebook and other social media — even those I don't necessarily "like" because I want to follow the ideas, interact with them, and gain information and insights. Some of… Continue reading

  • Pennies from Heaven REVISITED in the Landfills of America

    One day, I was cleaning my office and I swept a small mountain – well maybe a molehill, but you know how we make them grow – of pennies off my desk, into my hand, and into my pocket. What… Continue reading

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