He wore yesterday’s garments And last weekend’s shave. He bunked with wild varmints Where he learned to behave. Some called him eccentric And others a hobo. His wrinkles, concentric From many a low blow. I think he was classic American… Continue reading

Bury me not in a marble grave, No golden casket, nor gaudy cave, Dispose of me swiftly with some dignity, For you’re not entrusted with my destiny. Continue reading

In proportion to his egoWere his "Letters to Posterity,"Bound and laminatedEngraved in fine calligraphy.Each tidbit marked by chapterAnd broken down by verseWas treated with profound respectAs blessing and dark curse.He hoped to be remembered As one whose counsel soaredTo heights… Continue reading

Pain is information. Often, the information we receive can and does save our lives. Pain is not egotistical. When it speaks, it is not talking about itself. It is telling us about ourselves, where our bodies are working properly and… Continue reading

  Today, your assignment it to see the spark in someone in whom you do not expect a spark.Find the spark and do or say what you can to keep it going to the next step of intensity.Protect it from… Continue reading

"Let death be what takes us, not lack of imagination." Dr. B.J. Miller discusses what it means to let life play itself out as a crescendo that is part of a great celebratory symphony of wonder and full embrace. Engaging… Continue reading

Unlike most of us, God never turns His head to avoid looking at the unpleasantness of the poor, the ugliness of the broken, or the raw pain of the oppressed. He gazes into the eyes of the disenfranchised and hears… Continue reading

"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt." – Exodus 22:21 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt." – Exodus 23:12 “When… Continue reading

 (Genesis 4:5) But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell  Have you ever felt the sting of God not being pleased with your offering? Such was Cain’s story… Continue reading

The Cool of the Day (Genesis 3:8)  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God… Continue reading