“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Matthew 7:7-8 How do people learn and discover? How do people grow and…
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Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. – Romans 13:8 To be honest, I am a little concerned about my attention span. Or maybe I should say “our” attention span, collectively, because I know it’s not just me. Recently I have found…
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"This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Regardless - of who you are, where you come from, your age, what color your skin is, and what floats your political boat - you matter. And your voice matters too
Read more our right to vote came at a steep price #GreatestGeneration
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up. - Ecclesiastes 4:10
Read more America has spoken: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up…”
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” – Mark 9:23-24 If doubt wins, America loses. This blog is – primarily – a day by day journal of my life, viewed through the lens of my faith in God and…
Read more the greatest threat to democracy in America today is doubt
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Proverbs 2:6-8 Attention, friends, for a very important message! I was going to wait and write this…
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain This morning, as complex and potentially fraught as yesterday’s post, I want to talk about the beginning of this 2020-2021 school year. There are no…
Disclaimer: I do not want to tell you how you vote (I myself have a non-partisan, mixed voting record), but I do want to influence how you approach thinking about important issues. This weekend I heard an interview where an “on the fence” voter listed a dozen reasons he was at first inclined to vote…
because love makes all things possible
Read more Lift Each Other Up (it sure beats the alternative…)
