“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 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

  • A New Pattern

    We need new patterns. We need to replace old, worn-out, useless and even harmful behaviors with newer, more nurturing and positive actions. What are the steps? Continue reading

  • Unstoppable

      When the colluded powers sent their collaborating messengers to warn Jesus he was in trouble and that he was likely to be killed, his response was four-fold: I am doing works of mercy and deliverance. I will continue to… Continue reading

  • The Dream Factory

    Some ideas just propel themselves. The Dream Factory Continue reading

  • Selma 54

    ” Declare this in the house of Jacob;proclaim it in Judah” – from Jeremiah 5:20-31 – The weapons wounded, but did not destroy the righteous. Selma still speaks. Continue reading

  • Behold the Lamb

      Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, c. 1432 “… Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” – John 1:29  It is not enough to have a theoretical… Continue reading

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