“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

  • Praying When Disgusted

    Father, in the light of all that has happened and is happening, I am at loss. I want to say that I am shocked, dismayed, disgusted, indignant, sorrowful, grieving, broken, and horrified. What bothers me most is that I am… Continue reading

  • The Kind of Jesus He Is

    Your Son, Jesus said I should not be afraid to come to You.He said that He was my brother and You are my Dad.So, here I am because I see You in Him and I trust Him and I trust… Continue reading

  • Fountain of Life, Source of Light

    “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” – Psalm 36:9   One of the first lighthouses ever built, certainly one of the most famous, was the Lighthouse of Alexandria in 280 BC.… Continue reading

  • Fountain of Life, Source of Light

    “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” – Psalm 36:9   One of the first lighthouses ever built, certainly one of the most famous, was the Lighthouse of Alexandria in 280 BC.… Continue reading

  • Fountain of Life, Source of Light

    “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” – Psalm 36:9   One of the first lighthouses ever built, certainly one of the most famous, was the Lighthouse of Alexandria in 280 BC.… Continue reading

  • Embracing the Name

    Only three times does the New Testament use the word “Christian,” not that we should never use it.Both times, it referred to other people calling the believers by that name – probably as an insult. Continue reading

  • Facebook Forwarding Policies

      Setting out to articulate what instinct told me, I jotted down about nine policies about a year ago with regard to requests to forward information and other posts. I have more, but I got tired of writing. If I… Continue reading

  • “Hurry Up, God!”

    Arrogance, indifference, self-sufficient pride and greed surround the singer of songs in Psalm 10. Injustice and oppression, unedited, unaccounted-for, but not unnoticed. "Hurry up, God," he seems to cry. "Things are getting bad. The big bad guys are strutting around… Continue reading

  • Yesterday’s Manna

    There was only one day, when day old manna was fit to eat. That was the sabbath. Continue reading

  • Weeping Savior

    Our Savior weeps with us and for us. He knows our sorrows and cares. And His heart is broken over every lost soul, wounded heart,  severed relationship, death, sickness, and injustice.His desire is to gather all people to himself forever. Continue reading

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