“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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  • Over the Rainbow

    There are many performances of "Over the Rainbow" that are memorable. None can forget Judy Garland singing this "secular hymn" in "The Wizard of Oz." However, it was late in her life when she gave her most memorable, compelling, mournful,… Continue reading

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  • Author and Finisher

        Photo by Justyn Warner on Unsplash  “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith …”  Hebrews 12:2 Jesus is the one out front running the race and leading the way for us. He originates our faith and defines it… Continue reading

  • The Tongue of the Learned

    unsplash-logoMichael D Beckwith "The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary …"  – Isaiah 50:4 There is a wisdom that is… Continue reading

  • Meeting God In Unexpected Places and Times

      God comes … into the scattered dust of our existence and there is something metallic in us and magnetic in Truth that draws us from randomness to reality and purpose. Sometimes, it is an angel voice that calls and… Continue reading

  • It’s For You. It’s For Me. It’s For Sinners.

      "Take it; it's for sinners …" "You're always welcome at the table of grace." "There once was an old Scottish professor of Bible attending an old stone church in Edinburgh. This particular communion Sunday he was feeling a very… Continue reading

  • The Meaning of Our Moments

    What is the meaning of my moments and movement beyond the movement of the moment? In Genesis, the story of Joseph crescendos with this dance he choreographs to reconnect with the brothers who dealt so treacherously with him years before.… Continue reading

  • Some songs to God are full of complaints, pleas, and desperate cries resolving themselves in faith. The temptation is not to sing them because they are not holy enough, not pious enough, rough, raw, guttural, and bleeding from the soul.… Continue reading

  • The Prophetic Danger Zone

    There is a stinging indictment here that I, and thousands of preachers can do well to heed today. Jeremiah conveys a sobering issue. Prophets who declare their own dreams and interpretations infallible and speak words of false assurance that do… Continue reading

  • Crossing the Road

          Why would Jesus cross any road with anyone? I was part of a panel that asked this question four years ago. My reflection over time is – for a meeting — with me — with anyone who… Continue reading

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