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DID THE FLASH GO OFF?
Much like faith in a light switch doing its job, hoping to capture an image and wondering "Did the flash go off?" barely takes a moment, but it can give the illumination necessary to preserve an image for a lifetime.
It's a question I heard often at family gatherings - and one I continue to ask regarding my own flashes of brilliance: some underexposed, out of focus or perhaps not that bright after all. But every once in awhile . . . something clicks!

to the tunes . . .








Loose Lips
"from your lips to Gods's ears . . ." It goes deeper than that - always. Like the girl in the old Tom Petty song who's gonna listen to...
Marc Haney
Nov 3, 20231 min read


Go Figurative (please!)
I could never find You As I tried to define You In my own time, on my own terms Arrogant attempts to make You fit Into harmonious...
Marc Haney
Oct 26, 20231 min read


Unsung Hero
You may very well not know me Unfamiliar as I am The heart and mind that bore me Never had this planned Out of convenience or bad...
Marc Haney
Oct 16, 20231 min read


In the District of Columbia . . .
"Well I never saw that one coming!" (overheard during a meeting of the House Oversight Committee)
Marc Haney
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Q & A
“What was I thinking?” is quite often, not the question to be asked. The proper question is “Was I thinking?” and just as often . . . ...
Marc Haney
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Think about this one . . .
God is closer to us than our thoughts. A.W. Tozer
Marc Haney
Jul 31, 20231 min read


NOT USCG Approved
"A millstone makes a really poor flotation device." (a second shot of) Coffee with Jesus - David Wilkie " . . . but whoever causes one of...
Marc Haney
Jul 23, 20231 min read


I AM NOT
I am not my gifts I am not my talents I am not my "close but no cigar" Attempts to reach perfection At best I'm just a mirror Mostly...
Marc Haney
Jul 12, 20231 min read


Spin Cycle
he's making an incomplete fool out of you and you're only too proud to let him any direction he wants you to turn any distance he tempts...
Marc Haney
Jul 12, 20231 min read


Holy Friction
When it seems that God has left you Unanswered and alone It might be your faith is being sharpened Like a blade against a stone The...
Marc Haney
Jun 30, 20231 min read


Memo: to the counsel of the ungodly
What a waste to prepare your case God is not on trial “. . . what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to...
Marc Haney
Jun 30, 20231 min read


STDs*
*stifling theological declarations When a theological conclusion reasons away the mysteries of a deeper faith, the resulting lack of...
Marc Haney
Jun 28, 20231 min read


I thought so . . .
"It is a poor theology that teaches Christ cares for none but believers." J.C. Ryle
Marc Haney
Jun 26, 20231 min read


God Moves in a Mysterious Way
God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. (ca. 1779, William Cowper)
Marc Haney
Jun 13, 20231 min read


Worldly Wordiness
“There is no spiritual victory gained by a verbal conquest . . . “ (David Elginbrod, Ch. 59, George MacDonald) “. . . always being...
Marc Haney
Jun 11, 20231 min read


"A place for everything
and everything in its place" - Benjamin Franklin This wise old saying supports the idea of an ever expanding universe . . . of storage...
Marc Haney
May 18, 20231 min read


With No Lifejacket!
Drifting lazily on the lukewarm waters of complacency Neither hot nor cold, lifelong friend nor total stranger We’ve been warned, we’ve...
Marc Haney
Apr 28, 20231 min read


HANDS OFF!
Greedy fingers make a mess out of everything they're allowed to touch. "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it...
Marc Haney
Apr 4, 20231 min read


Language Arts
I don’t believe “average Christian” is a description ever used within the boundaries of the Kingdom of God. I’m certain Jesus never...
Marc Haney
Mar 28, 20231 min read


". . . and know all mysteries and all knowledge,"
Pride in my sound doctrine and solid theology is still pride. "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the...
Marc Haney
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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