“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 Old Time Preacher Man

    Ten years ago, February 24, at the age of 91, Oden E. Lockhart died. At the time of his death, he was still conducting his radio ministry on multiple stations in the Appalachian region of this country. He had been… Continue reading

  • Incarnational Eyes – Seeing Through the Eyes of the One Who IS and Who Speaks

    This is a vision without which, we are blind and lifeless. It is the vision of one who sees us as we are and envisions our world from the inside out and the outside in.  Continue reading

  • Come Home

    We must return from time to time to that place in the geography of the land or that of our hearts where we revisit the ancient stones and remember what we ought to have never forgotten. Continue reading

  • It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

    Photo by Gregory Culmer on Unsplash Don't let your bucket list go empty . Keep things moving out, but replace them regularly. Plan to die with some things undone for others to take up and do. Never stop looking forward. Eventually, your gaze… Continue reading

  • On Your New Journey

      You may be moving into some new, unknown, precarious, and frightening territory in your life. You are proceeding with caution and trepidation. It is a place where you must go, but you do not know the terrain or the… Continue reading

  • The Divine Incline for Moments of Decline

      Master of Isabella di Chiaromonte, active 1455-1469 In times of decline, we seek the Divine Incline.Perceived or received, something declines for us,And lofty edifices of our pride sink low.  Yet we …The "we" that is truly "us …"Shall not… Continue reading

  • Nevertheless, We Lay These Aside to Serve

    We set aside our preferences for the good of others because that good is in the heart of the One to whom we have pledged our total loyalty Continue reading

  • Have an Amazing Day of Success!

    We were never called to be merely ordinary. We were called, fashioned, and equipped to do the one job no one else in the world can do: be ourselves under God in a world that needs the uniqueness we have… Continue reading

  • Consider the Lilies

    We are God’s masterpieces – not that we ought to become arrogant or inflated with self-importance. However, in God’s eyes, nothing is more precious that a man or woman in whom He sees His own image. Continue reading

  • Keep On … Keep On

    Losing heart is simply not an option – even when we know that the heart that can be warmed by a loving embrace can be broken by pain. No walls are allowed here. All protective devices are disabled. We must… Continue reading

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