“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

  • The Foreboding Fear and Path to Progress.

    I contend that there are Five Reasons You Should Visit a Toastmasters Club Next Week. You are invited to visit: Federal Toastmasters in Fresno on Fridays at Noon at the University of Phoenix, 45 River Part Place West, Third Floor, Room… Continue reading

  • The Grow Flow

    We dream; we grow;We move; we flow;We laugh; we glow.While here below,We live in anticipationOf pomp and circumstanceAnd graduation.We are matriculated in the school of lifeArticulated by toil and tears and strife.We are students of all that passesWork and play,… Continue reading

  • Timidity

    We stagger through life encumbered by the pressures of everyday problems and phantom concerns. We are sensitive to slightest slight and the subtlest gesture. We are quick to take offense and slow to receive healing when offended, much less to… Continue reading

  • “Doubt Is the Shadow Cast by Faith.”

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  • Death Spoke

    "Death spoke to my friend..Hope beckoned and he responded.Now the only silenceIs the emptinessWhere he is not." – Tom Sims Continue reading

  • Urgency is a poor substitute for priority.

    Urgency is a poor substitute for priority. When we establish an understanding of what is truly important based upon God’s abiding principles and mission, we need to stick with it. The reality is that the moment we prioritize our ministries,… Continue reading

  • Fountain of Life, Beacon of Light

    “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” – Psalm 36:9 One of the first lighthouses ever built, certainly one of the most famous, was the Lighthouse of Alexandria in 280 BC. Situated… Continue reading

  • A Way without a Y (WHY) is a WA

    A Way without a Y (WHY) is a WA – meaningless concept. God has placed a big dream in each person’s heart just as He has a dream for you, your church, your business, and for His world. Will you… Continue reading

  • For the Prevailing of Truth

    Actually, as unkind as it may seem, I do pray that lying lips with be mute and I ask that those who speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt would be silent. i ask this knowing that it… Continue reading

  • All My Bones Shall Say …

    What say your tired, weary bones? Soul, are you depleted? Have your resources dried up? Are fresh out of all you need to keep going? It is a good place, not a comfortable place, yet, a comforting place. It is… Continue reading

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