“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

  • The Power of Reflection

    I am taking a few days off for reflection which includes rest, study, reading, writing, and a bit of fellowship. What I am trying to avoid are deadlines and meetings – especially those of the administrative flavor. I spoke to… Continue reading

  • Who Is a Light to the Nations?

    A friend on the Religion Forum posed this question from a Jewish perspective: >>It is interesting that the Jews are supposed to be a light unto the nations, in deed, not in changing anyone and then Christianity comes along and… Continue reading

  • Sales Presentation

    I am working on a sales talk and here is a rough outline of a sub-point: In order to become effective in sales, we need digits, widgets, and fidgets. We need digits because it is a numbers game. We need… Continue reading

  • My Son’s Poetry Site

    I am proud to introduce my son, Richard and his poetry site, "Into My Mind." Richard has always been able to challenge and move me with his poetic imagination and depth of expression. I am so glad he is writing… Continue reading

  • Rhythms and Tides

    It is always hard to get back after being away.  Part of it is the loss of momentum. Part of it is inertia (Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight ahead, except… Continue reading

  • I have been on a little blogging vacation in order to host out-of-town visitors, put out some ministry fires, start some other ministry fires, and take some day trips. I  will be posting in earnest now. In the meantime, here… Continue reading

  • Two Polls

    I have been conducting two polls – one in the Religion Forum and one in the Christian Fellowship Forum on giving, tithing, and philanthropy. They are not my most successful polls, but I am really curious about the results and… Continue reading

  • Catching Up on Catch Phrases

    "Everyone knows that …" "They did a study that concluded that …" "It has been proven that …" "Doctors tell us that …" "Jesus spoke more about …" The truth is, we are not all that careful about what we… Continue reading

  • Just As I Was Talking About Money …

    Discuss this posting at The Religion Forum with this message: (Interfaith Discussion) or the Fellowship Forum at this message: (Christian Fellowship Discussion). Below is a copy of an exchange I recently (this morning)had. Missing are some awful pictures of a… Continue reading

  • BT – Loving the City

    mikWe couldn’t understand why the roof of our church building kept leaking and would not hold a repair. Finally, we called in the big guns and they confirmed what we had suspected for a while, majoy truss failure. The whole… Continue reading

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