O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. (Refrain) O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things, far and nigh; To us the path of knowledge show, And cause us in her ways […]
Read MoreLook, there are handfuls and handfuls of things that I have decided I just can not worry about. I couldn’t function if I cared about everything there is to care about. I don’t have it in me to always make the safest, most healthy, most ethical, most economical, most sustainable, most whatever choice all the […]
Read MoreMay this message find you with a soft heart and open ears. We have found ourselves, as a body of believers, facing a challenge that has weakened not only our unity, but also our witness. We appear to those who watch us for hope and guidance (or even with a critical eye) as foolish, lustful […]
Read MoreIf it were about 12 years ago, I would have shared that Atlantic article. I would have said “if you weren’t affected by the way he disrespects immigrants, or women, or the disabled, maybe you will care that he also disrespects the military and is surely itching to misuse it”. You can’t trust a narcissist. […]
Read MoreI’m reading (listening to) Jimmy Carter’s “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” and I’m about half way through it. He narrates it (including reading some of his poems), and hearing his elderly southern voice makes me think of my grandfathers and the stories of their lives I didn’t get the chance to ask about. Listening […]
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