by Jonny Gios on Unsplash There is no Sunday without Saturday.  Before we celebrate, let us contemplate.  Before we bounce in the light; let us renounce the darkness.  Before we exult, let us exalt the moment of His being abandoned, forsaken,… Continue reading

Purple Robes and a Thorny Crown  There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple … – Luke 16:19  Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold… Continue reading

  At the Table – “Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord,” they cried and most likely meant what they said. Is it possible that some of those who praised Him on Sunday cursed Him on… Continue reading

  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… Continue reading

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When I think about church, I think about the sentiments in this song. And true enough, for the last several plus years, thinking and rethinking church has been on my agenda. It is not to recreate as much as to… Continue reading

Do you remember Susan? Remember her if you are discouraged today. We are more than we can even imagine. This dear woman’s confidence in the person God had given her to be just blessed me down to my socks –… Continue reading

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you …” – Jeremiah 29:11 First, it is an awesome thing to consider that God would even have a thought toward any one of us. Then we marvel to know that… Continue reading

Defeat Kahlil Gibran  1883 – 1931 Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, was born January 6, 1883, in Bsharri, Lebanon.   Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness; You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs, And sweeter to… Continue reading