“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

  • Politically Incorrect

    I hate to offend, but to never offend would be to never take a position on anything. And I am not sure this is a position. Nor am I sure I understand all the variables. I have been listening to… Continue reading

  • Critical and Strategic Thinking

    I am developing a workshop on critical and strategic thinking. I would value dialogue on this subject and am posting this framework as a launch pad.   How to Think Critically and Strategically   T  Topic – We must have… Continue reading

  • Blessed and Challenged

    David Wainscott blessed the socks off of me at a Pastor’s Cluster Good Friday service here in Fresno last week. After considerable begging, pleading, and bribery (just exaggerating), he posted his message on his blog. I was especially stunned (of… Continue reading

  • I’ve been exploring. This world of blogging is so fascinating and there is so much to learn that I often forget to write. I’ve been updating some of my Blogger postings over the last week. They are specialized and narrow… Continue reading

  • Better to Say …

    Someone, I wish I knew who, was first to tell me that if I had nothing to say, then shut up. It was very good advice. I have never really practiced it, but I am sure it was good advice… Continue reading

  • Fear of Empty Tombs

      A Meditaton on Matthew 28:1-10 It had not occurred to me that there might be a pervasive fear among us of empty tombs. I am certainly aware of the fear of death – and that might be part of… Continue reading

  • Don’t Fall For It

    I’ve updated Pastor Tom’s Roman Road with an entry on Romans 1:21-23. I call it The Bogus Exchange. In the previous post, I looked at Paul’s argument as to why man has no excuse for refusing to worship God. It… Continue reading

  • Legacy

    I attended a funeral today. It was for a fellow pastor and it was a deeply moving and disturbing experience. The part that was moving was obvious to all. This brother had lived, in just less than 52 years, a… Continue reading

  • Magazine Fund Raising

    Here is a fund raiser we have discovered and used at BT. We are having great success with Magazine fundraising with this link. It is easy and profitable. Our organization receives 40 % of the subscription cost; our members get… Continue reading

  • Dream Revisited

    I was giving some thought to changing the name of my blog. "Dream Factory" is a bit ambiguous and this journal is a bit eclectic and I was feeling concerned about what was being communicated by the name. Then I… Continue reading

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