“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

  • Either Way

    When you die, will folks celebrate your death or your life? “But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,… Continue reading

  • Blessed Is the Nation – Only One Kingdom – A Nation of Neighbors

    We are a nation of neighbors and our role as disciples of Jesus is to be good neighbors and to influence the nation to be a good neighbor to others. Continue reading

  • Course Corrections

    Being willing and able to hear voice of God in the midst of our determined movement is a necessary component of a God-directed life. The humility to admit that we have been misinformed, misdirected, or mistaken is a strength that… Continue reading

  • "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." – 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) Here is the larger context and another translation:… Continue reading

  • Seasons

    "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Our God breaths upon time and space and enters into our sphere, moving with rhythmic precision and thoughtful order, shaping events, turning tides,… Continue reading

  • How to Make America Great – The Test – Seeing Jesus

    Can you see him? Can you really see him? Can you see who he really is among you?Can you?He is your hope, your only hope for making America or any nation great – not just again – ever! Continue reading

  • Good Christian Men, Rejoice!

    “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.”… Continue reading

  • Everything Is New – A Message of Reconciliation for the New Year

    In our new identity, God invites us into a partnership with the Trinity!That implies partnership with each other. We have not been drawn to faith and forgiveness to become part of an exclusive club, but to work with God in… Continue reading

  • Word and Flesh

    God Spoke “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing… Continue reading

  • Poor David had a bit of a blind side in his self assessment. Or did he? If God forgets my sin and separates them from me as far as the east is from the west, why should I wallow in… Continue reading

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