“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

  • Solomon, Compromised Lover

    King Solomon with his wives. Illustrated in 1668 by Giovanni Battista Venanzi. Solomon was attracted to women and to power. He could get both by marrying both. He found a way to satisfy his desire for what Richard Foster identified as… Continue reading

  • Heal Me

    Photo by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash "Heal me because I do not deserve it." He does not say, "Heal me because I am a good man," here. Nor does he suggest any qualities of his character to make him… Continue reading

  • My Times, Your Hand – A Prayer for Help and Protection – Psalm 31 – Tom … Continue reading

  • Another Digest of Random Posts

    I wondered if it was true years after telling it and hearing it and not questioning it. I guess one gets more skeptical as one ages. Thankfully, it really is true. Here is one quote among many I found: "According… Continue reading

  • How Are You, Job?

    Job and His Friends by Ilya Repin (1869) How Are You? It seems like an innocuous greeting. However, you never asked Job. Job 16:16-22,17:1,13-16 My face is red with weeping, and deep darkness is on my eyelids, though there is no violence in… Continue reading

  • How to Add a Welcome Message on Your YouTube Channel Continue reading

  • Estate Sale with Tom and Andrea September 6 and 7 in Fresno County Continue reading

  • Hidden from the Prudent by Paul Jones – Thanks to Project Gutenberg

    It is time, they say, that we began to cut loose from the machine and get down to the human heart that is the one vital thing in the world: “Not kings and lords, but nations! Not crowns and thrones,… Continue reading

  • You Cannot Rush Perspective and Maturity

    Perspective, like maturity, cannot be rushed.  We see “Both Sides Now” once we’ve had the time and attention to pay attention and … when we really see, we know that there is much more to see than we know or can… Continue reading

  • Where Does Time Go?

    Photo by Heather Zabriskie on Unsplash The years go by so much faster than they used to. Days start with great expectations and we accomplish less than we set out to accomplish and sometimes more and usually more than we… Continue reading

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