“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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  • 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

  • The Secret Place of Thunder

      "In your distress you called and I rescued you,I answered you out of a thunderclou…" – Psalm 81:7a (NIV) I like the NKJV on this as well:"You called in trouble, and I delivered you;I answered you in the secret… Continue reading

  • In His Sight

    Seeing God through the filter of who we are. Attitudes shape perception and perception shapes our most ultimate relationship. "The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. " – Psalm 18:24 (NLT) God rewrote the text… Continue reading

  • The Hardest Work of All

    “They laboriously do nothing.” – Seneca Continue reading

  • Self- Conquest

    Self-conquest is the greatest of all victories." -Socrates The power of self-conquest is in its greatest challenge, subjugating our own desires, passions, wants, and needs to something greater than ourselves. When we can place things in their proper order, we… Continue reading

  • From whence comes the sense that we have a mandate to be harsh with fainting souls? The bright beams of our Father's mercy contrast with the dark frowns our our judgmental stares. The smile of God is more often a… Continue reading

  • Question all assumptions lest they decay into presumption. Continue reading

  • Humble Thyself

    “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” – Matthew 23:12 Humility before God and man does not come easy to us.  The grip of pride is strong upon our hearts.… Continue reading

  • Son of Mary

    We must be careful not to allow familiarity to obscure holiness to our view. The ordinary may not be so ordinary at all. Our familiarity with the things of God can be a liability if we forget to seek the… Continue reading

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