“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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  • On Being a Grandpa (composed several years ago)

      Dirty dishesScattered toysSilly wishesLittle boysLife's a wonderWhen you findGentle thunderOf this kind Continue reading

  • Praised by the Wrath of Man

    How can the wrath of man praise God? It happens when God turns the tables of our worst intentions. Our power plays do not impress nor intimidate God. Nor do they honor God unless God enters in to exercise His… Continue reading

  • Who We Are

    We are where we have been …     and who we have been …        and we are who we are  and where we are, but … we are also where we are going … and who… Continue reading

  • Come, Ye Needy!

    There is no illegitimate prayer of the heart that is seeking God and our sense of urgency is a melody of full engagement to His ears. Continue reading

  • When My Strength Is Spent

    We want to finish strong even if we are weak. We want to continue to have significance even after our vitality is depleted. We want to be used by God even after our prescribed days of usefulness are thought to… Continue reading

  • Weak “Faithers” Welcome

    "As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions." – Romans 14:1, ESV We sometimes pounce on the weak with our own opinions. They are struggling to believe, to find their places… Continue reading

  • Sabbath Rest

    I am rested from the week before thanks to a wonderful day at home yesterday. I am ready to start a new week with a gathering among the people with whom I share a common life in Christ, where I… Continue reading

  • The Kind of Jesus He Is

    "I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign teddy bear that there is… Continue reading

  • The Place Where God Calls You

    “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ― Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC    God calls us to space, place, face, and at His own pace… Continue reading

  • Dream Work Is Team Work

    "You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone."- Exodus 18:18, ESV No matter how good what you are doing, is, what… Continue reading