“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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  • Phil’s Picks

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  • Oh See, Can You Say?

    If, with star spangled enthusiasm one might gasp, "Oh say, can you see," might one also find an opportune moment to ask, "Oh see, can you say?" I am most likely to speak what I see and express what is… Continue reading

  • Don’t Pan the Plan

    There is a seemingly disingenuous urge on the part of practitioners of spiritual things to shun strategic planning as something outside the realm of the Spirit. It is as if we do not believe God cannot enter into the process… Continue reading

  • How to Diffuse the Fuse of the Infused

    This proverb is probably not just for critics. It may apply to complainers, insubordinate subordinates, hard headed students, confrontational friends, unreasonable clients, irritated supervisors, and infuriating customers. It teaches us to diffuse the fuse of the infused and prevent an… Continue reading

  • Therefore … Keep On

    People have differing views of work ranging from dread to excitement – but very view people relish working in vain. We want something to show for our efforts. In the fifteenth chapter of his first letter to Corinth, the Apostle… Continue reading

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  • Judge William Kent Hamlin on Getting a Life

    I had an occasion to sit in Judge William Kent Hamlin’s court for half a day this week as an observer. He did what most judges do, moved agenda, shuffled papers, read obligatory minutia over and over, and granted requests… Continue reading

  • Do You Know?

    I imagine that you know this, but in case you have forgotten, you are a very important part of something that is far bigger than yourself. You are integral to something that without you is not complete and without which… Continue reading

  • 9-11-2007

    It is 9-11 and every blogger, commentator, and preacher is waking up with a feeling of obligation to say something. I think almost everything has been said somewhere by someone. It happened. It was awful. We must never forget. It… Continue reading

  • Starbucks Online Store

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