“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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  • Angry Jesus?

    "The Vine Dresser and the Fig Tree" by Tissot(public domain via Wikimedia Commons) We sap some of the Oom Pah Pah from the Christ of Incarnation when we insist upon every icarnate word or deed being hyper spiritual. What Jesus… Continue reading

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  • Hendrik Willem van Loon and Ogden Nash on Information Please Continue reading

  • By Any Other Name – Jim Crow and Slavery

    I commend to you this video. He begins by apologizing for its length. I would, rather, commend him for being able to say so much and explain it so well in so little time. Don’t bypass his links and footnotes.… Continue reading

  • Jim Crow and Slavery

    I commend to you this video. He begins by apologizing for its length. I would, rather, commend him for being able to say so much and explain it so well in so little time. Read and download PDF. More  Research:… Continue reading

  • Paul and Leverage

    As a spiritual leader, it is likely that you have leverage beyond your awareness or appreciation. If you cannot identify it, you can only use it by accident. Let us examine a snippet of the life and ministry of a… Continue reading

  • Resolving Conflict through Matrimony, an Old Model for Our Times. Congre… Continue reading

  • Bless My Dirty Little Heart – Dirty or Clean – Jesus Breaks it Down in M… Continue reading

  • Bless My Dirty Little Heart

    Mark 7:14-24 Mark 7:14-23 Again, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles… Continue reading