“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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  • Musing Verse

    Jesus, hope of dying men,Mover of the heart and pen,Move my heart to pen some phase,That may return to Thee as praise.Amen. Continue reading

  • Trip Me Up

    Trip me up, Dear God.Use every tool at your disposal to direct my path. Lord, put those obstacles in my path today that cause me to trip over that which must not be ignored or avoided. Continue reading

  • A Crooked Broken Path in One Consistent Direction

      At the time when offerings are poured out, the psalmist pours out his soul. When the grain came to the temple as an offering, a tenth of it was burned on the altar as a memorial offering. The rest… Continue reading

  • The Great Voice – Alleluia

    He is present in every place and every people where salvation is the deepest longing and Alleluia is the deepest aspiration! Continue reading

  • If a Man Die, Will He Live?

    Job’s God was not running for office … He was God and that was that. Yet, questions lingered in the silence. Continue reading

  • Behold Thy Mother, Behold Thy Son

    In one of His last earthly human deeds, Jesus presided over an adoption, Continue reading

  • Purple

    One exalted himself and was humbled. Jesus humbled Himself and was exalted.And both wore purple. Continue reading

  • The Measurement of Suffering

    The psalmist either had a short sighted view of God, an over-inflated sense of his own righteousness (and that f his people), a limited perspective, all of the above, some of the above mixed together, or an insight into how… Continue reading

  • Announcement of Things to Come

    Nothing clouds the memory. Nothing can eradicate the meaning. The supper is a living and perpetual witness to the past, testimony to the Presence in the present, and beacon of hope for the future. Continue reading

  • No Turning Back

    Hope looms like a nagging word of encouragement, a persistent promise of purpose. Hope looms until it takes center stage.. Continue reading

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