Flight Beyond

Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I wrote this poem in Starbucks after dropping off my son at school.
“Flight Beyond”
What does a twelve year-old
Dream with his head resting,
Silent in route to school,
Moments snatched between
Study review of notes
For a test this morning?
What [...]

Meditations – January 23, 2008

Posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

January 23, 2008
Scripture: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. [...]

Meditations – January 21, 2008

Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2008

Scripture: “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” Jeremiah 31:33Prayer: Give me a deep understanding of this verse.
Response: Appreciate that these words in context concern the new covenant, [...]

Meditations- January 16, 2008

Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Scripture: We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 1 Thessalonians 1:2
Prayer: And what of prayer?
Response: Good question for this morning.  How often do you pray to have your burden [...]

Tunnel Darkness

Posted on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

One morning last week I recalled for some reason the daily walks I would take early in the morning from my home in West Virginia up a steep hill about a mile distant.  It was [...]

Book Release & New Blog Address

Posted on Monday, January 14th, 2008

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Meditations- January 14, 2008

Posted on Monday, January 14th, 2008

January 14, 2008
Scripture: Then I thought to understand this: but it was too hard for me; until I went in the sanctuary of God. Psalm 73:16-17
Prayer: This verse I found in Dag Hammarskjold’s Markings. Shed [...]

Meditations- January 12, 2008

Posted on Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Scripture: We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26
Prayer: Please help me to understand these words.
Response: Let me [...]

Meditations – January 10, 2008

Posted on Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Scripture: For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline. 1 Timothy 7

Prayer: Lord, help me to grasp exactly what this spirit is that resides [...]

Meditations – January 9, 2008

Posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Scripture: Even though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me, and your rod and your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4

Prayer: In reading the Pope’s [...]