Saturday Mornings

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you...

I’ve noticed …I hold tension for a long time — often too long.

Jesus died for you doesn’t necessarily mean instead of you. — Pete Enns

Sometimes it takes faith just to get up and get moving . Once you have most everything you need , the rest is pretty much style. Ultimately...

On the Lighter Side : …you might like (need) more than one ‘On The Lighter Side’ post today — click the link above and follow the thread. Oh...

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald Besides the self-care you need to focus on, in any kind...

Ever noticed  (apparently, many don't)...that, in games of many kinds, cheating seems to be only claimed if you lose?   ...otherwise, fr...

  GALLUP - Front Page Jesus woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased and there was a dead ...

I’m wondering …how many people care about wondering? Isn’t wondering a fundamentally different disposition than what we feel mostly surround...

  If you want peace , work for justice.  -- Pope Paul VI A challenge to those on both ends of the  justice  spectrum. Like this: The Risk of...

Fearlessness is necessary for the development of other noble qualities. -- Gandhi I wonder if spiritual healing has more to do with being ...

  Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. -- Dalai Lama

With the spooky season nearing its climax, Americans are as scared as ever – and they are generally afraid of more things, too, according to...

Another lingering reflection , on a recent observation : It is strangely observable that there is nearly always an appeal to look at things ...

It’s true that becoming an empathic listener takes time, but it doesn’t take any where near as much time as it takes to back up and correct...

Ever noticed ...that at the beginning of most days, there’s not much more than facing the juncture of willingness.  In other words, am I wil...

Events this week have over-taken parts of me.  My sense of who I am has been rocked. Tami has been a great source of stability...and love, ...

It is strangely observable that there is nearly always an appeal to look at things through a lens of victimhood .  At one point or another, ...

So privileged to share the special moments of our lives together!

 An annual series — Fall Tree Of The Day : Winona Lake, IN More Fall pics here ....

At some point, we discover that the purpose of lifting weights is not really for how it makes us look, as much as it is for the strength it ...

We won't be distracted by comparison if we're captivated with purpose. -- Bob Goff

Why you should avoid bad information:  ...bad information is worse than no information at all.  -- Nassim Taleb

I’ve noticed …that I am rarely in a context that generates psychological energy .  More often than not, it feels like I am in a context that...

A simple prayer of recognition:   I am forgetful.  Because I lose track of who you are, God,  I lose track of who I am.    Two things help ...

I’m not sure how much people can really change — but, it can really look like they do when they become in harmony with who they really are....

There's too much money ( power ) involved...on both sides. NPR What Bezos and Musk really want from Trump America has a choice. We can ...

Visual - “Color of Nature” Park City,  UT Instagram:  theforgottencabins More pics from a wonder-full trip... here .

Don’t be so trashy. What I mean is, we have to stop  creating  so much trash. Single-use items, among other things, just have to go.  We...

Science is not only compatible with  spirituality ; it is a profound source of spirituality. -- Carl Sagan

90 percent of success is not getting distracted . -- Shane Parrish

I’m wondering …about distraction. In a world of so much distraction , it’s very hard to get on track sometimes (not to mention stay on track...

Controlling people try to control people, and they do the same with God — but loving anything always means a certain giving up of control. ...

When you are closer to a mode of inquiry (genuine curiosity ), let me know — I’d enjoy talking more then. Most of the time there’s a story i...

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Mankind seems to have an endless propensity to destroy things (even good things), not to mention each other. We have so much power; we don’t...

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears . -- Les Brown

Given our times, it might actually surprise us to know that being critical, for the sake of being critical, is not a virtue. The steady die...

The advice I like to give anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us ju...

Ever noticed ...how much w e live out of the habits we form around our insecurities?

Christians in the United States and around the world have seen their faith in Jesus Christ distorted and leveraged in defense of authoritar...

When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious conver...

Data of all kinds reveals a little-discussed, future-defining trend: Men and women are going separate ways. Why it matters: The split is cle...

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness. -- Brene  Brown

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live. -- Joan Borysenko We live for a little while and then we die. ...but, how we ...

Leadership  is not a rank or position to be attained. Leadership is a service to be given.  -- Simon  Sinek This contrast might not be any m...

I’ve noticed …when I am in alignment internally, many other things fall into place.

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We don't demonize immigrants. We don't single them out for attacks. We don't believe they're poisoning the blood of the cou...

AI can’t render the soul of something — at best, it can only simulate it, which is still quite detectable. We all have strengths, either in...

' Poem  for the week' -- "Creative Joy":    God of cuttlefish and crystal caverns, who formed the farthest reaches of the ...

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love . -- Williams Somerset Maugham

Even though there are many predictable patterns to a lot of life, you never fully know what all the unexpecteds of it will actually be.  Inv...

The truth may sting, but silence can leave a scar. We see the barriers holding back the people we work with, just as they see ours. But tel...

I’m wondering …about why t here are SO many options that claim to make us feel better. What does that indicate regarding all the things that...

Too often, the white evangelical narrative I encounter is driven more by fear and anxiety than by the hope and confidence of the gospel ...