“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

  • Sizzling Like Bacon on a Saturday Morning

    I like bacon. I like its taste, smell, and the sound of it sizzling in a pan on a Saturday morning. I like success too! Continue reading

  • Ye Shall Not Be So

    We try to meld, but not so much that we don’t push ourselves to the front or climb over others to get to the top. Into that context, Jesus introduces a counter-cultural, counter-intuitive jab in the sides of our psyches,… 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 Seeker’s ABC God calls us to space, place, face, and at His own pace to… Continue reading

  • God’s Care for the Oppressed

    God has this great "thing" for the poor and oppressed. Don't take my word for it. Psalm 146  7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed        and gives food to the hungry.        The LORD sets prisoners free,  8… Continue reading

  • Laid Bare

    The essence of our communion with God is being laid bare before Him. God, throughout scripture, is disclosing Himself to us. It is called “revelation” when He does it. In prayer, we are disclosing ourselves to God and receiving His… Continue reading

  • This Is Prayer

    This is prayer. We move in the direction of God. The movement itself is far more important that the words we use or the sentiments we experience. It is the movement that expresses the true intentions of our hearts. The… Continue reading

  • Holiness

    Today, I seek from God what I must give to God. It is a presumptuous request and an audacious expectation that I could be what I seek to be, holy. Continue reading

  • Obstacles in My Path

    “Lord, put those obstacles in my path today that cause me to trip over that which must not be ignored or avoided.” Continue reading

  • Polarized for the Wrong Reasons – Written in 2010

    If we do not learn to love and practice love, I believe that this polarization can destroy our nation. More than any perceived threats from the right or the left, incivility and polarization will destroy us. Continue reading

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