Sensitivity in listening is a better rudder than it is a crow bar. It's not for prying into a place no one asked you to go. It may steer you around obstacles and into quiet spaces where you might actually be helpful , , , and welcome!

It should concern honest Christians when what they deem to be “anointed” always reflects their own tastes and preferences. All is vanity.

. . . for the righteous falls seven times and rises again. ( Proverbs 24:16 -ESV ) It’s a good start, but you know me . . . you REALLY know me! O God, you know so well how stupid I am, and my guilt is not hidden from you. ( Psalm 69:5 - LB ) You know me better than I know myself Better than I know myself Time after time you've shown it to be true That no one loves me like you ( Better Than I Know Myself - Judy Mackenzie-Dunn/Dave Cooke) Seven times

Satan is quite skillful at convincing us we are worthless. So is God . . . but He doesn’t leave us condemned and without hope. By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil. (Proverbs 16:6)

. . . Turkey Day? My favorite holiday approaches. I don’t think I’ve ever been more thankful for and less attached to the “things” I possess. Happy Thanksgiving! Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colo

On the bench After a bad play, after a hard season After everyone’s gone home At the end of a career There’s no “I” in team And no "team" in alone . . . for he has said, " I will never leave you nor forsake you." Hebrews 13:5

I’d like to be there for your baby steps Help a newborn walk toward his Father See the balance growing, find the strength in knowing How...

Cynthia Cinnamon Roll and Father Feingold Fritter Quietly debated After Father Fritter whispered “I think that we’re related.” Cynthia...

Delivered? Absolutely! He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we...

Hypocrisy is the result of succumbing to appear pressure .

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Not many of you should become teachers . . . (James 3:1)

When I was a child . . . I was very childish But when I became a man . . . I learned that childlike behavior is - a requirement 1...

God's promises are not a box of Band-Aids; they're more like vitamins. Happy New Year!

Somewhere along the way Through the chaos leading to the holiday I ignored my obligation to join the Christmas rush And joined the quiet...

There is nearly a whole  month between our annual day of gratitude, to pause and give thanks , and our rush to the celebration of...

Lest we forget, the phrase growing old - does include a verb.

Slicing and dicing Carefully chopping away A fruity, fall garden salad “Did God really say . . .?” (Genesis 3:1)

Is it a picnic or a panic? You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows....

. . . doesn’t have to be scary. IF  you know the One who is absolutely, in absolute control of everything - and everyone. Of course, if...