The Righteous, The Race

Timothy, Mark, Psalm 71, a stream of good, yes my son. So much there, bits of wisdom, joy. Be persistent, consistent , through patience, teaching, guiding, instructing. Be steadfast in your faith, in the race, put up with hardship, for in the end the just shall judge. Be filled with praise, trust you will not …

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Consensus

How to find it, create it, maintain it, consensus. In a family, on a team, in a community, in a company, in a country, how, how, how? Like-minded, easier, smaller groups too...but even in family there is division, sometimes divorce, paths no longer aligned. What motivates then, to consensus? I don’t know. But I want …

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In Like A Lion

I think the saying goes, “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” I think I’d say “Out like a lion and in like one too,” as May closes out and June’s under way. Why? Our planet and in particular our country has been ravaged by the COVID pandemic. Still no end in sight. Our …

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Haiku Start: The Just Shall Gaze

From the Book of John, The Just shall stand upright, yea, But what, who is just? Indeed who determines what is just, who behaves justly? The sixty-four dollar question, for sure. Who is just, and when is just action called for? Always, the easy answer; hard to come by sometimes, most times. When you’re stuck …

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Lyrics Post: “Winds of Change”, Y & T

This band, Y & T, one of the first I saw live, decades ago. Local, rock and roll, raw, unfettered. This song, the last track on their second album, Earthshaker. Still one of my favorites. "Winds Of Change" Look to the stars tonightTo find all that I needStill there's no sign of the answerThat I …

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Haiku Start: He Loves You

Amen amen, He loves you, Because you have loved me, Love begets more, amen. This choppy phrasing, a glimpse into reflection on A passage from the Book of John, 16 by chapter: “...For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me...” In the most fundamental way I think this says, if you love …

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