“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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  • Foolish Things

    I am a fool who has found a bit of precious wisdom and that wisdom has transformed me. It is Day seven of the season of reflection. Let us not become so reflective that we fool ourselves into thinking we… Continue reading

  • Raw and Real, a Season with a Reason – Day 6

    Listen to the Daily Office for the 6th day of Lent here or read it here. To reflect on the whole, one would conclude with tentative reluctance, that the real, raw truth is that we cannot count on anyone including… Continue reading

  • “Daily Office”

    It is the fifth day of Lent, the lengthening of days, and this is a long one. It is literally later than you may think if you did not adjust your clocks. It is always later than we think if… Continue reading

  • Restoration and Gladness – Day 4 of Lent

    We are not blind to the complexities of our lives and surroundings. We are not naive about how difficult this world and this life can be. I dislike the disrespect afforded Pollyana because she was not as pollyanaish as she… Continue reading

  • Repent and Rejoice – Third Day of Lent

    Our readings for this morning were from the ESV on their Daily Office Page - Day 519. We have some cause for regret. It is not what has been done on our behalf or to us that has corrupted us. It… Continue reading

  • Readings for Lent – Day 2 – Let the Word Speak

    The Readings and My Comments for the Second Day of Lent My comments will be in italics. I will call them Take Aways and you will be encouraged to consider and add your own. Psalm 27 27 The Lord is… Continue reading

  • Bacon – Sizzling – Sensual – Successful

    I was just testing if the whole “bacon” myth still works in gathering attention to tweets. We shall see. Whether it does or not, something is sizzling in my mind about how we gain enough attention to communicate whatever message… Continue reading

  • Dust -Ash Wednesday

    The scriptures indict me today.  You can read them here. Psalm 5 reminds me, as does Psalm 147, of the greatness of God and, at the same time, of my own sinful pride. My haughtiness is brought low in view… Continue reading

  • “Oh, the Places You Will Go.”

    Yesterday was a special birthday. 110 years ago, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904.  The world is a happier place because he was here. He had no children of his own. In fact he said we could have them and… Continue reading

  • The Secret to Increasing Blog Traffic

    "This is a test of the Emergency Blogging System. The bloggers of your area in voluntary cooperation with Google, Yahooo, Facebook, and other platforms and whoever is evesdropping at the N.S.A.  have developed this system to keep you informed in the… Continue reading

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