“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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  • There’s No Stopping God – And Other Short Thoughts of a Big God

    So… here is Jonathan's inventory …Audacious, if yet, tentative faith in God to save by many or by few. One sword. A friend. That was it and that was enough. What is in your inventory? " Jonathan said to the… Continue reading

  • Beyond the Years

      Photo by Rehan Syed on Unsplash O beautiful for patriot dreamThat sees beyond the years.” America is not a static entity. It is more of an evolving organism. Its DNA is encoded on our collective consciousness, but is not stable. It is… Continue reading

  • Phony Bologna

    No Good Thing (THAT IS, IN MY FLESH) “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find… Continue reading

  • For All Nations

    "I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for… Continue reading

  • “I Apologize”

    Basic Policy Standard on Personal Apologies: 1. Never ask for one. 2, Never reject one. 3. Always assume it is sincere. 4. Watch what happens next to see if my assumption was correct." I Apologize" 5. Be glad if I… Continue reading

  • Who Told You that You Could Do That, Jesus?

    Photo by Mark König on Unsplash By What Authority or …. WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD DO THAT? or … Who Gave You Permission? “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” The church is part of… Continue reading

  • Seizing the Opportunity

    Sin Is an Opportunist "But sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness." Did sin take advantage of the commandment to create all kinds of covetousness or is Paul saying that sin is inactive… Continue reading

  • 3 Healings 3 Souls Mark 5 Continue reading

  • For God’s Goodness and More

    Simon Simon What Did We Learn in Egypt? Questions for me to ponder from the text: 1. What can I learn while I am in "Egypt?" What am I in danger of forgetting? 2. Do I have unrealistic expectations when… Continue reading

  • Three Healings

    Mark 5————————- Each of these had an identity crisis. One man was so torn by the forces within him that he no longer knew his true name. A woman had allowed herself to be defined by a persistent illness. A… Continue reading

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