Time is not the enemy. Time is the medium. Today I turn 50. Say what you will, 50 is serious. 50 is no longer playing around. 50 is...

Facebook is a weird world. Between that and Instagram and Twitter I follow a wide variety of people with vastly different ideologies,...

As the heart of the king goes, so goes the kingdom. This truth was tied to the old covenant Hebrew people with the same power as the “If...

Joshua stood looking into the Promised Land. The path leading here has been so long. It stretched all the way back from Egypt into what...

Today is my 49th birthday.  Typing that makes me feel old.  Typing that makes me feel like that old barrel-rider and burglar Bilbo...

(chapter excerpt from the book in progress “Jesusland”) So there’s a saying. “The journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step.” The...

“May your name be written and sealed in the Book of Life” Today marks the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the “Head of the Year”. It’s the...

Is there any other phrase that can bring joy to your heart as that does? What emotions and thoughts come up when you hear this? Who’s...

Do you know those nights where you just cannot sleep? Your mind races over and over again, searching your life for a little trace of...

I meet a Penguin on the Appalachian trail… Sounds like the beginning of a stupid joke, doesn’t it.  Or maybe a novelty folk song.  But...

I’m fascinated by ghosts. Now, I’m not here to debate their existence, or if the spirits of our dead ancestors are dwelling in our midst....

Here’s the thing… The moment you read those last words, you have no choice but to say goodbye. And the moment you read those last words,...

*** I recently saw a movie (Stranger than Fiction) which made an interesting comment .  As I didn’t memorize it off the cuff, I will...

The darkness surrounds me on every side, the shadows grow long in this houses with few remaining lights, and yet I don’t reach out for...

“I wonder how much it would hurt?” I had asked myself repeatedly that night.   I had done so also the night before.  I had done so the...

One thing I love is the concept of a prayer closet… a place where you shut the door to the outside world at large and simply meet with...

“A journey of a thousand miles doesn’t end till completing the final step.” – my observation *** “I’ll be praying for you.” I’ve said...

Author’s note:   So, three month ago, I hung up my writing.  I didn’t know how long I would do so.  I simply knew that something had to...

These three blogs talk of loss of dreams, loss of names (and thus knowledge of the individual), gaining dreams and hopes of eternity. ...

You who live in radiance Hear the prayers of those of us who live in skin We have a love that’s not as patient as Yours was Still we do...