“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

  • Full of It

      I am full of it – of the overwhelming presence of the steadfast love of God. I, the unfaithful, unworthy, unlikely object of His deep affection, forgiveness, and grace, am in awe. The Lord has heard my voice and… Continue reading

  • My Opinions

    A couple of years ago, I reflected on my opinions and why I do not always share them all: Sometimes I read the news and I have comments and I just decide to keep them to myself because: A. Opinions… Continue reading

  • The Babyhood of God

    Luca Cambiaso – Virgin with the Christ Child in Swaddling Clothes – WGA03793. "The tremendous revelation of Christianity is not the Fatherhood of God, but the Babyhood of God—God became the weakest thing in His own creation, and in flesh… Continue reading

  • Peace, Earthlings!

    To all of you ….     Whatever you believe …         From whatever direction you come …             Right or left …                 North or south …                     East or… Continue reading

  • In Swaddling Clothes

    Wrapped in vulnerability, Love descended … exposed to the elements … exposed to threat  and danger … exposed, vulnerable, human … Love: Incarnate … invisible divinity and visible humanity. Love … an open target … a viable opportunity to align… Continue reading

  • George Bailey for President

    That was in 2013. What would I say today? Well, more and less. Continue reading

  • Good morning, Lord who never sleeps

    Our God, today,To-Day — preposition, TO …Going forward into the DAY.Today, I come, going forward.Today, I seek You and I seek Your will.Why?You seem to ask that a lot of me.I've learned not to ask it so much of You.But… Continue reading

  • A Wretch Like Me

      “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” – Romans 7:24  “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou… Continue reading

  • Transience and Permanence

    "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." -Matthew 24:35  When I was a child, I believed that our house was the most solid reality in my life. I could not conceive of a time… 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, but… Continue reading

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