Faith
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lost and found
peace can still be found but you have to look for it.
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by thy help I come
finally bursting forth into light. come, thou fount. refresh.
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Black and Blue
Define the true path. A way made straight by our God who sets us all free.
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shavuot anew
flames burn hot today and yesterday – and days before. I pray for fire – pure with shalom.
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all in the same storm?
convenient, I say, They in their boat, I in mine. Let’s just blame the storm.
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I Need Permission
I wasn’t as brave as you were to face it head on.
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As Ben Dances on the Edge of Heresy. Again.
Notice any gaps there?
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just baggage
Laughter – just baggage
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water under the sun
really wet but not overly – yet
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The Messenger Project
A plan was hatched. A true “chicken or the egg?” scenario, if you think about it.
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What am I DOING here?
I have long had a personal distate for the interview question, “Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?” and my wife will also tell you I have a general aversion to goal-setting as a rule. It’s not that I am afraid to set or commit to a goal, it’s just that so often where…
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Pride. No Prejudice.
It’s June 16 – just past halfway through Pride Month 2017. If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you’ve noticed a steady stream of pictures and stories oriented around the struggles (and victories) of many in the LGBTQ community, many of whom I count as friends as well as brothers and sisters in Christ.…
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Man Learns of His Heresy in Friends’ Bathroom
I’m a bathroom reader. My own bathroom is well-stocked with reading materials, and I’m always pleased when I use a host’s bathroom and find it replete with “stuff” to read. I’m not fussy – give me a Reader’s Digest, a Guideposts – heck, I’d probably read a Watchtower if it were there. I’ve even been…
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Count Your Blessings?
To start the new year, one of things my church is doing is having each of us pull a star from a basket with a word on it and asking us to adopt it as our “word of the year” on which to meditate, study, reflect, etc. (the first one I pulled didn’t have a word…
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T+ 5 Days: Recalibration
Those of you who know me or follow my blog know I was disappointed with Tuesday’s election. I thought then (and still do) that the electorate had made a mistake. My initial Facebook “statement” follows: So, anyone who has followed my posts knows I am disappointed this morning. I think America has made a wrong…
defying atrophy 