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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 . . .








In the Words of the Bibliophiles
I am a bibliophile. Unapologetically. Incurably. There is never enough bookshelf space for all my books. Robert W. Carver ("Lacking in...
Marc Haney
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Mousetrap
The world is at my fingertips Just a click away So why do I feel so out of touch Disconnected, discontented, stranded every day Human...
Marc Haney
Jan 29, 20241 min read


Thing to do Today
This is the day . . . . . that the Lord has made (Psalm 118:24) Every day clearly reveals its full potential the earlier in my waking...
Marc Haney
Jan 9, 20241 min read


Proof of Purchase?
. . . for you were bought with a price. (1 Corinthians 6:20)
Marc Haney
Dec 27, 20231 min read


Unhooked from a Feeling?
It's easy to interpret the absence of a feeling as an indication that something is wrong - or at least not right. But when the truth is...
Marc Haney
Dec 19, 20231 min read


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
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