“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

  • Have You Considered My Servant, Job?

    Here is the deal. God, on speaking terms if not friendly terms, asks the adversary (His, ours, everyone's) if he has thought about Job. Job is a good guy, one of the original good guys. God is asking as if… Continue reading

  • Love or Progress

    "…we have too often sacrificed love for progress."  – Gerald May, "The Awakened Heart" I have been reading Gerry May's book at the gym. It is ideal gym reading. I read a paragraph and then it takes a set of… Continue reading

  • Lift

    I was lifting weights yesterday. I suppose I lifted a bit too much — or for too long — or on top of an injury — or something. No pain, no gain. I know and embrace that. I also know… Continue reading

  • Getting Organized

    If you think there will be some good advice or helpful tips here, you might want to click on. Getting organized is one of the hardest things I do. Staying organized is harder. And that is what I am doing… Continue reading

  • No Nothing

    In the first place, I take it as a matter of faith that there is no nothing. Not now. "The earth WAS without form and void and darkness covered the face of the deep." Not now and never again. There… Continue reading

  • Nothing Is New

    Nothing is absolutely new in this world. It is recycled, reconstituted, repackaged, or rediscovered, but it is not entirely new … Except today. Today is entirely new and we are new in it. Every thought, idea, experience, dream, and individual… Continue reading

  • From Ponderosa, CA

    I was able to slip away for a few minutes to a coffee shop with WiFi a mile from camp. But first … I watched a ripple in the pond this morning. I could not tell whether it came from… Continue reading

  • Going to Camp & Offline

    I am leaving for camp in a few hours where I will be camp pastor for the week. There is no Internet access there (or very slow and borrowed) and my cell phone does not work. It is my annual… Continue reading

  • Eyebrows and Countdowns

    I raised a couple of eyebrows when I told some folks I was doing a wedding vow renewal ceremony on a Tuesday morning. Those eyebrows practically levitated when I told them where. In 25 minutes, I will be conducting this… Continue reading

  • Be Vulnerable; Get Real

    “We would do well not to be enamored by the kind of leadership that is so prized by politicians and CEOs, the kind that is conspicuous and, as we say, “effective.” Forget about charisma, go for character.” – Eugene Peterson,… Continue reading

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