“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

@ourtinycottage

Latest Posts

  • You Failed – OK

    You failed yesterday or this morning. Good not that you did, but that you know it.We all do well and sometimes blow it.You lost some hours, perhaps even more.Now its time to dust it off; its time to soar.You have… Continue reading

  • God’s Watching – and That’s a Good Thing

      People say "God is watching" as if it were a reality from which to recoil in utter dread, as if it were a threat. I do not recoil. I take it as a promise. I am ever aware that… Continue reading

  • Lost and Found

    unsplash-logoRamdan Authentic   And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost… - Luke 15:6 And when she hath found it, she calleth… Continue reading

  • Beholding Beauty

    "One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in… Continue reading

  • Are You Still Waiting?

    unsplash-logoAlex Sorto  No one is going to come along with you until you start moving. No one is going to see it, get it, or understand it until you live it and demonstrate it. Do not wait for a vote… Continue reading

  • Did You Mix and Match Your Socks Today?

      If I ever write a book of profound thoughts, it will be a collection of deep thinking collected in unlikely places like the thought that passed through my hollow, shallow brain one day in the locker room at the… Continue reading

  • We Cannot Love Our Neighbor If …

    unsplash-logoNina Strehl We cannot love our neighbors as ourselves if we refuse to take the effort to see the world through our neighbors' eyes or try to imagine life in his or her skin. We cannot love our neighbor without… Continue reading

  • However You Voted, You Are on the Outside

    unsplash-logoCasey Robertson   The world has always been indifferent and often hostile to the values of those who center their core convictions in the prophetic and merciful Word of God. That will continue and so will our mandate to speak… Continue reading

  • Old, New, and Radical

    Consider the juxtaposition between "tired old ideas" and "fresh new thinking." It is often true that "tired and old" refers to what was once fresh and new and is rather ancient, rooted, and thus, "radical" from radix, but has became… Continue reading

  • Babylon Is Falling Down

    "After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!She has become a dwelling… Continue reading

Get the newsletter, resources, & helpful tips in your inbox every week.

Subscribe