“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

  • Flip the Greatness Switch

    When you dream great, worthy dreams, you connect to a place in your heart where you flip the switch that turns on an attitude of expectancy and wonder, thus activating imagination and motivation. When this happens, you engage your mind… Continue reading

  • Three Things to Do in a Hurry

    I am in a hurry. I do not like wasting time. Do you? Killing time seems pretty violent and not very life-affirming. How much time do you have? Not much? You cannot possibly do nothing. Breathing is something. So, how… Continue reading

  • Say It!

      Here is a little formula for saying what you want to say: S.A.Y.- I.T.   S – Search your own heart and mind for what you really want to convey. A – Assess your audience so that you can… Continue reading

  • The Burden of Glory

    The burden of glory is in its weight.Doxa drives us to the depths.How deep can I plunge given this?Hot, light air occupies cracks and crevicesof my soul?I more likely float than plumb the depths. To do other requires the weight,the DoxaWord… Continue reading

  • Today’s Challenge – Your Assignment – ACT!

    Perhaps you'd like for me to tell you what it is, this challenge of today – the big one, the definitive one, the one that, if you conquer it, you conquer everything. Perhaps you want it, but you are unlikely… Continue reading

  • Leaning Not on My Own Understanding

      I think that people, who may not have regard for the Bible as scripture or believe in divine direction, may often practice the principle of Proverbs 3:5 without knowing that they are obeying the scripture, "Lean not on thine… Continue reading

  • Prayer for a Nation’s Leader

    What sort of leadership do we need in our nation and world today? Here is a hint from Psalm 72. This psalm and prayer was reportedly sung by and for for Solomon, who was already King of Israel. It reveals, among other… Continue reading

  • Costly Wisdom

      "Though it cost you all you have, get understanding." – Proverbs 4:7b Wisdom is a costly commodity. We pay the price in time, heartache, experience, and study as well as money. Yet, the wise man of old testifies to… Continue reading

  • Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss

      Much that I needed to know for life, I learned from some very special children's books. Dr. Seuss was one of those. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904. Consider these words. "OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!THERE IS… Continue reading

  • Life Academy Blessing

      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… Continue reading

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