“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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  • Be Watchful

    … future hope must not obscure the present reality that He is here now, present with us and that our call to readiness involves listening for His voice and observing what He is doing in our midst. It summons us… Continue reading

  • Be Wise

    In the matter of resources, be they material or spiritual, we have choices, but not all choices are equal. . Let us invest in His kingdom without hesitation.  Like the merchant, may we seek what is of greatest value and invest… Continue reading

  • Be Wonder-Full

    “Lift up ye heads, all ye gates, and the King of Glory shall come it!” Continue reading

  • Do It Now – from “The Confidence Factor”

    DO IT NOW   Continue reading

  • 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

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