In a field of all potential possibilities.I'm totally in control.I have plotted my course.X marks the spotJust follow the dotted line33.4162° N, 35.8570° EBut perhaps before I go,I'll have some homema...  Read More

After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter ...  Read More

16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply d...  Read More

A Door of WelcomeI stand at the threshold,under-dressed as usual.Is it too late to cancel?Unsure of what to do with my gilt.No bell to ring, no handle to turnthough, at just the right moment,He opens ...  Read More

21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not ...  Read More

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineve...  Read More

3 The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely s...  Read More

19 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?”...  Read More

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Blessed are the mourning ones, because they will be consoled.Blessed are the gentle, because they will inherit the earth.Blessed...  Read More

We gathered together, like we do every Thursday morning, to drink some of the worst coffee in our little town and check in with each other. Each pastor and shepherd looking forward to the friendship a...  Read More

Bad Default Settings One thing that brings me comfort in a digital world that is moving faster than my ability to keep up is the lifeboat of factory default settings.You totally screw up your new Ipho...  Read More

It's like riding a bike.I have three kids and I have taught two of them to ride a bike successfully. I am in the midst of my third and final two wheeled balancing course. They have all been a little d...  Read More