“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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  • Do It Now – from “The Confidence Factor”

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  • The Hour I First Believed

      The Hound of Heaven by William Kurelek "Ah, fondest, blindest, weakest, I am He Whom thou seekest!" – Francis Thompson "I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted… " 2 Corinthians 4:13  We having the same spirit of faith, according as… Continue reading

  • The Agony and the Grand Turn-Around

    "eli eli lama sabachthani" Psalm 22:1 – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? We have the retrospective luxury of knowing the… Continue reading

  • " The wicked shall return to Sheol,all the nations that forget God.For the needy shall not always be forgotten,and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever." – Psalm 9:17-18 (ESV) First – The "return" to Sheol? That makes… Continue reading

  • Brief Reflections from Hebrews 9

      Jesus is our high priest and he does three things for us in that function: 1. He cleans us up, cleanses our consciences and creates us anew. 2. He secures our inheritance through sacrifice. 3. He saves us from… Continue reading

  • Jesus was moved to compassion because the people were: (1) Harassed (2)Helpless, (3) Left without leadership (sheep without shepherd). As heartbreaking as it was, He saw it as an opportunity to cast a vision of harvest and call for laborers.… Continue reading

  • Living in Expectation

    "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” – Matthew 24:36 We knew she was coming sometime, just not when. We knew that every day brought the visit closer,… Continue reading

  • Transience and Permanence

    “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”  -Matthew 24:35  When I was a child, I believed that our house was the most solid reality in my life. I could not conceive of a time… Continue reading

  • Loving God – Loose Reflections on Psalm 18

    God the Father by Cima da Conegliano, c. 1515 “I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.” -Psalm 18:1 How might we ever presume to love God? Psalm 18:2 – The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is… Continue reading

  • Reflections on Psalm 12

    Alone in the Journey  “Help, Lord, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.”  - Psalm 12:1 Do you feel alone in your spiritual journey? Do you imagine that you are the only person in… Continue reading

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