“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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  • Grace to You

    By Tahc – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link   Grace to you this day. Free flowing, fresh, thirst quenching, life altering, mind bending, countenance lifting, laughter evoking, heart wrenching, heart mending, sweet, precious grace to you. Grace to you… Continue reading

  • " I will ponder the way that is blameless.Oh when will you come to me?I will walk with integrity of heartwithin my house;I will not set before my eyesanything that is worthless.I hate the work of those who fall away;it… Continue reading

  • But I Give Myself to Prayer

    By Sandro Botticelli – The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, Link   "Be not silent, O God of my praise!For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,speaking… Continue reading

  • When You Are Unfairly Maligned

      Beloved, you do not ultimately answer to me for who you are. I am not your judge and if I try to be, I stand the chance of being wrong. I cannot even judge my judges. I cannot know… Continue reading

  • Peace and Justice

    Peace and Justice are not two sides of the same coin. They are both on the same side of the same coin. Continue reading

  • It Is Saturday (almost) and We Are Not Retired Yet

      We are here today, standing on a rolling ball, trying to maintain our balance yet balanced by an unseen hand. We are suspended between the ground beneath and the sky above and somehow unimpressed. We are ever bumping into… Continue reading

  • On Suffering, Relatability, Infallibility, and Strategic Living

    That being said, here are some random observations from an imperfect interpreter of scripture and life: My take-away lesson from Jeremiah is that some suffering is necessary. Jesus taught this too and embodied it and, when encouraged to avoid the… Continue reading

  • Pastor, Prophet, or Disciple – and/or, both/and, seldom this or that.

    A pastoral theologian must sometimes be prophetic. A prophet must sometimes be pastoral. A disciple must always follow and invite, "Will you come along with me?" Pastoral or prophetic strength goes to personality and gifting. Discipleship is more about our… Continue reading

  • I Stink, Therefore, I Am

      I write, therefore I think.I think, therefore I write.I get it out, look at it, and evaluate if it rings true.I stink, therefore, I am.If it smells like me, it might be me,Be patient. Continue reading

  • So, let me die today and die daily.

      "It is in dying that we are born to eternal life." – Prayer of St. Francis So, let me die today and die daily.There is nothing in my instincts to pray such a prayer.But then, there is nothing in… Continue reading

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