"We were born to shine …"   So shine, my friends, shine.   Hearts full of love and laughter and life… Songs prompting our best and repose Awaits, rest we suppose, But life, more life, more love beckons us… Continue reading

"… I have called you friends …"  – John 15:15 We are a circle of friends. Barely have we comprehended what it means to be servants, much less children of God, when Jesus rocks our understanding at its very foundations… Continue reading

  "Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me." - Psalm 41:9, ESV Many years ago, I felt betrayed by a friend. I thought he had turned against me. I felt what the psalmist felt. I felt that confidences and trust had been turned against me. I… Continue reading

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Wait! Possible acronyms: We Act In Time . Wonder And Invite Triggers. Willing, Active, Inspired, Training. We Are In Transition. I think I will keep looking and WAITING… I just know that "in the Lord" adds a truckload of meaning… Continue reading

My tongue became lodged in my cheek in recent posting … It took some doing, but … We were able to extract it … Though still a bit sore … And gravitating toward the cheek … I think it learned… Continue reading

  We are homeless, hapless, hungry souls invited to an elegant feast. We see glory. It is no small matter. How did we get here? We come because we are invited. Holy, holy, holy, we gasp in fear and wonder.… Continue reading

We need more than subtle reformation. We need re-FORM-ation in all of its implications. Read and listen to a great speech by Richard Foster. Continue reading

So, what is your excuse? Turn it into a reason! "If you've never failed, you've never lived."Go out today and live. Do not fear failure. Use it!Do not fear criticism. Learn from it.Do not fear discouragement. Let it run off… Continue reading

. Days pass … weeks, months, years… decades slip away,Accelerating,Jubilating,Re-creating,Innovating life,Invention of our minds,Intention of our hearts,… or something else …. confiding ….Residing in our soul ….Guiding to some goal? Is there a whole in the hole …A purposeful role we… Continue reading