“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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  • Keep Going On

      You've got to keep going on, my friend.Somebody is in a storm today. I just know it is true.In my spirit, His Spirit is praying for you.I don't have to know … but if you want to tell me,… Continue reading

  • Write It Down

      I have boxes of notes. Some are disorganized, mis-categorized, and undated, but they have had and may continue to have a function in my life. You see, somewhere in the maze of thinking that occupies the landscape of my… Continue reading

  • When We’ve Been There Ten Thousand Years

    "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." – Psalm 90:4 " But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with… Continue reading

  • The View from the Seeking Eye

    Popular television shows aside, we are all looking for a view, viewpoint, or overview that begets perspective on lives that are otherwise, quite confusing. What do we do? What do we think? How do we filter in the essential and… Continue reading

  • Have You Considered My Servant, Job? The Question Is the Answer

    Have You Considered My Servant, Job? Here is the deal. God, on speaking terms if not friendly terms, asks the adversary (His, ours, everyone's) if he has thought about Job. Job is a good guy, one of the original good… Continue reading

  • Lift

          I was lifting weights.  I suppose I lifted a bit too much — or for too long — or on top of an injury — or something. No pain, no gain. I know and embrace that. I… Continue reading

  • Day Is Dying and So Are We … But Not Just Yet

      I took one of those online tests of life expectancy a few years ago. Since it was produced by the insurance industry which invests in guessing these things, I give it some credibility. At the time, they said my… Continue reading

  • The Journey is the Destination

    " … I see Him walking on the waves, no shore in sight, no success, no goal, just the absolute certainty that it is all right because I see Him walking on the sea. It is the process, not the… Continue reading

  • Three Things to Do in a Hurry

      I am in a hurry. I do not like wasting time. I have some time … but not much. I can either do something or write about doing something. That gave me a title and a premise. What are… Continue reading

  • Maybe we have to move ourselves.

    It is really hard to move anything with the brakes on. “The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!” Proverbs 19:20 Continue reading

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