We are dust. Our frame barely holds together. We are flaky and falling apart on our good days. No surprises to God. He knows our frame and dustiness. He looks down and says, "I can use that one." "I can… Continue reading

  We do not live by fear. But the complete absence of fear from our repertoire of emotions or the backdrop of our lives is foolishness. Those who respect, revere, and fear nothing are fools and understand nothing of the… Continue reading

  Man is like a breath. Every breath counts, but no one breath lasts forever. Though our last breath may be short and shallow, labored or easy, or long and deep, it shall be our last. We are not here… Continue reading

  What is emerging from this frenzied emergency? Is it focused action built upon predetermined objectives, rooted in enduring principles? Or is it reactive and mindless flailing after perceived winds of crisis? Is it urgent? If so, what is the… Continue reading

The last drizzles of winter,Barely detectedEasily deflectedWe have rejected the splinterAnd welcomed the plankTake it to the bankThough weary hearts sankLet spring now enterOur sphere of existenceHalf-hearted resistanceDogged persistenceThe stride of a sprinterSeasons always changeEmotions run the rangeAnd we rearrange… Continue reading

  The key to not throwing in the towel and quitting on your dream may be as simple as one simple action following a decisive choice. Decide to do something and then, do something. In so doing, you will have… Continue reading

“As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.” – Psalm 103:15 For our season, whatever it may be, we flourish. Then comes the wind and we are gone. Soon, the very… Continue reading

Some songs to God are full of complaints, pleas, and desperate cries resolving themselves in faith. That is especially true when the psalmist is weighed down by the burden of assaults by his critics. The temptation is not to sing… Continue reading