“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

  • Tweets (and more) on Critical Thinking

      " The unfolding of your words gives light;it imparts understanding to the simple." -Psalm 119:130 (ESV)    Here is how I feel sometimes and was feeling today. That prompted a series of tweets on critical thinking: I've fallen down… Continue reading

  • Neither Were They Thankful

        "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." - Romans 1:21  This indictment is about what we do with what… Continue reading

  • Fatherhood

    In that period of time between conception and birth, a man comes to realize the awesome responsibility he has undertaken. If he is wise, he asks many questions, reads books, prays, and thinks more than he has thought for years. Continue reading

  • Is My Father Yet Alive?

    Joseph with his father Jacob and brothers in Egypt from Zubdat-al Tawarikh in the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Istanbul, dedicated to Sultan Murad III in 1583 “And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of… Continue reading

  • The Explosive Power of Tiny Faith

    “…If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed…”   – from Matthew 17:20 How much faith do you have? Is your faith great or small? Is it conditional or absolute? Is it fickle or firm? It is not an… Continue reading

  • God of the Oppressed

    We are all oppressed – even if we are oppressors. We each writhe in agony for someone to intervene in our darkness and bring us into the light. Continue reading

  • Markings

    What unknown script is emboldened in the dash between the day of your birth and the day of your death? Continue reading

  • Brutal Prayer

    Is it conceivable that God would be angry at our prayers? Irritated? Perturbed? Cynical? The psalmist thought so and prayed, “O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?” (Psalm 80:4 ESV) READ MORE. Continue reading

  • Answering Critics

    Should a person always answer his or her critics? It is our impulse. We might feel that silence implies vacillation, lack of courage, or unwillingness to engage. Perhaps, sometimes, it does. At other times, it merely indicates a feeling that… Continue reading

  • Hold Fast to Dreams

    "Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams …For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow." – Langston Hughes   Indeed, we must dream… Continue reading

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