“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

  • The Real Battlefield

    My tribe has a checkered history with forced conversions, violent power-grabbing, and militaristic exercise of religious dominance. To deny that is to deny history. To not care is to ignore scripture. We are flawed in our common humanity and sin… Continue reading

  • Marching with the Prince of Peace

    A sure way to invoke the wrath of those who are for war is to be for peace. It will take all of your prayer and strength not to break with your resolve, not to lash out, and not to… Continue reading

  • It Takes All the Players

    We are compulsive arrangers … at least those of us who labor under the dysfunctions of our own control issues. We want to organize, fix, and manipulate things so that they will work the way we want them and never… Continue reading

  • It’s Not Over Yet

      Don't report the final score before the whistle blows and don't assume that set backs predict loss. Furthermore, don't pursue that which is easy, popular, or compatible with the dominant narrative of any generation at the cost of the… Continue reading

  • Safe Thus Far

    Grace Has Brought Me Safe Thus Far "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." – Psalm 40:2 I tread cautiously on… Continue reading

  • The Color of Love

        Photo by Mario Gogh on Unsplash “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever beleiveth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16 It is the first verse we learned… Continue reading

  • Life Is Like a Slice of π #PiDay

    Don’t get me started on π . You’ll never hear the end of it. Continue reading

  • Whatever You Feel, Pray.

    God’s anger is what we experience when we resist the fierceness of unrelenting love. We are in a storm and we can ride the storm or wage war against the storm, but we cannot ignore the storm. Continue reading

  • We are students of our own bodies within our own bodies.

    It is great territory for meditation and a vast battleground for mediation.The biblical writers chose their metaphors carefully to leave us plenty of room for exploration. Continue reading

  • Go Figure: Having a Love/Hate Relationship with Love/Hate

    There is a sort of hate and abandonment is the gateway to true love and fulfillment. Continue reading

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