“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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  • Up Against the Rocks

    There is a fallacy that we can alleviate evil by just being harsher in our judgments and punishments. History and the social sciences join this text in bringing that assumption into question. Revelation 16:1: takes us to an eternal grandstand… Continue reading

  • Political String Theory (Whatever that Means)

      The Future in a Multiverse Vision of Universal Prayerful, Personal, and  Political Possibilities or … Who Is Pulling Our STRINGS? Photo by Terri Bleeker on Unsplash Through our personal, prayerful, and political choices, we are working together with God to create a… Continue reading

  • Photo by Bruno Martins on Unsplash " Do not cast me off in the time of old age;forsake me not when my strength is spent." -Psalm 71:9 (ESV) My heart is young. My mind is young . My dreams are young. My hope… Continue reading

  • I Have Already Come

    We don’t want to do it again, but we can. Continue reading

  • This Is Your Moment

    Moments create momentum without being obvious or ostentatious. Continue reading

  • In the Midst

      Photo by Karim MANJRA on Unsplash " Though I walk in the midst of trouble,you preserve my life;you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,and your right hand delivers me.The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;your steadfast love,… Continue reading

  • Like a daisyLosingLife through drooping blooms,Loosening pedals,Languid luster,Like that!Lackadaisical phase,Looming leveler of aDooming craze.Into the maze we fallLackadaisical. Continue reading

  • Did You Hear the One?

    There is nothing to whisper or to shout. There is just an invitation to relax from it. Continue reading

  • Connecting to Count

    I love social media, because where else could I attach Chopin’s “Nocturne for Piano and Violin” to the end of a blog about social media when it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter? Continue reading

  • Scatter at Will

    Don’t be stingy and miserly with God’s seeds. Continue reading