“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

  • Making the Impossible Possible – Asked&Answered

    MrLogic on AnswerBag.COm asked an important question: "How do you make the ,so called impossible in your life, possible?" That made me think for a moment: First, you make a decision and follow it with a commitment. Then, you devote… Continue reading

  • Sermon on Time

    I just want to be very clear in case you don’t want to read a sermon this morning from me. This is one. it is not a motivational message or a business focused inspirational tidbit. It is an extraction  of… Continue reading

  • Virginia Satir and My Telephone

    I should think through my telephone greetings more strategically. This one just slipped out today on our home phone, "Good afternoon, Sims’ People Factory." I apologized – sort of – since the person on the other end was, up until… Continue reading

  • Stay On Your Toes

      Photo by Patricia Palma on UnsplashStay on your toes. The admonition is to be alert and take nothing and no one for granted. Live life on tiptoe in anticipation, but also in awareness of  what is going on  over the horizon. Boasting… Continue reading

  • Substantive Faith

    Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1 is substantive and evidential in an of itself. Does that suggest that faith in anything proves the thing? Yes and no. Yes, faith, because of divine and universal principles set in motion from the time… Continue reading

  • Just a Word

    You are the best you there is.There is no competition.You can do it better than anyone.No one can take your place.Along with that dynamic truth there are two,Seemingly contradictory, but ultimatelyParadoxical and mysterious:You are not yet the best you can… Continue reading

  • Yes! I Went to the Potholes

    For whatever reason, perhaps knowing that Pastor Dave Wainscott would encourage me to do so, I went to the potholes. It was a mile down and a mile back. I was there long enough for all the kids at camp… Continue reading

  • I Am Back

    It is good to be back even if no one knew you were gone and even if you enjoyed where you went. Back is a wonderful place and suggests that there is somewhere we belong. So I am back which… Continue reading

  • Greetings from Camp Sierra

    I have a laptop and internet access here at Camp Sierra, but little time and the kids are our priority. This is the first opportunity I’ve had to post anything and it will be short. I’ll post something on top… Continue reading

  • The Big Deal about Father’s Day

    I’ll be heading for the mountains till next Saturday, so I won’t be posting till then. It’s all about camp. From today till Wednesday, we will have 6th-8th graders and from Wednesday through Saturday, 3rd – 6th graders. It is… Continue reading

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