I spoke with my assurance agent about updating the replacement value of a few of my prized possessions.* Namely: 1) absolute truths 2)...

God is closer to us than our thoughts. A.W. Tozer

You try and steal the thunder Numb the sense of wonder Sedate the state of fascination With smug and lifeless explanations You raise...

When You arrived before my eyes Were able to behold You You spoke to me and it was faith That heard You speak and told You I’m sorry for...

We’ll all see - eventually At the end of history Through all eternity Living in God’s family Each brother, each sister complete The ones...

"A millstone makes a really poor flotation device." (a second shot of) Coffee with Jesus - David Wilkie " . . . but whoever causes one of...

Before my eyes have opened A question in me roams Could this be the morning I wake up at home? I know the day is coming I’ve known it for...

The dividing line where narrowed minds Choose the good and resist the evil Absolutes rise clear, foggy notions disappear Buried beneath...

The bruised reed and the smoldering wick The tares among the wheat The sure and steady walk of Micah Chapter six, verse eight The certain...

Just a day with You Postponing everything I think I have to do No concerns or distractions from behind my concentrated gaze Only looking...

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...

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...

The Last Resort has become My final resting place - this side of glory A time and place to recollect what brought me here And enjoy the...

"Just a quick prayer (to keep it all religious), God give us quick answers. We don't have time to sit around and wait. It's almost time...

A hope secured and certain Removes anxiety and fear We’re called to more than waiting Until the coast is clear The shining lights You...

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...

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...

Read and pray Watch what you say Don’t react to all that you hear My Spirit inside you Will comfort and guide you Keep to the path and...

Don’t try to quench your thirst With water from a stagnate pool Don’t expect to satisfy your hunger With the half-baked bread of fools...

*stifling theological declarations When a theological conclusion reasons away the mysteries of a deeper faith, the resulting lack of...