“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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  • One More 9-11 Reflection

    There are always things we do not want to forget. There are always people that we always want to remember and honor. There are always lessons from the past that we want to build upon. There is nothing in our… Continue reading

  • The Screeching Cry of Urgency

    Urgency – There is a lot to be said, that has been said about the power of urgency to motivate, expiate, and eliminate. In fact, sometimes, it is necessary …. .. but it is a poor substitute for sustained action.… Continue reading

  • God’s Pleasure

    “For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people…” – Psalm 149:4a “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast!And when I run I feel his pleasure.”  – Eric Liddell Again, God cares for your… Continue reading

  • We Have Not Forgotten

    Our ongoing task is to flesh out the ideals of the American dream that the first dreamers neither completely understood, yet glimpsed in truth, that they restricted to a few, but could not contain, that they believed, but could not… Continue reading

  • One Word

    How is it that a small word or two of encouragement can make all the difference in a person's day? One compliment can turn the tide for another person's day or week. One blessing softly and sincerely spoken can lift… Continue reading

  • How many long for a day when they felt more needed and useful? Others long for such a day in the future. We measure our significance by how much people need us. It is not that we are not to… Continue reading

  • Tiptoes Standing on tiptoe in expectancy. Living breathless in the wind. Waiting with expectation among the voices of boredom. Living above the storm … Hopeful … Hope. Continue reading

  • Whatever else we do today …

    Lives lived for others flourish and multiply in them. Lives lived only for ourselves perish with us. Let us live beyond ourselves. Continue reading

  • He does not say, "Heal me because I am a good man," here. Nor does he suggest any qualities of his character to make him deserving. Rather he pleads his own sin as the reason he requests healing. It gives… Continue reading

  • Ready for the Storm

      In stormy times, one can expect storms to continue. In the eye of the hurricane, we ready ourselves for what is next. The pauses short, the respites, few. Our hands are braced, our muscles flexed. We ready our hearts… Continue reading

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