“I am Not Worthy to Have You Under my Roof”

These words from the centurion in Capernaum speaking to Jesus give some pause. "I am Not Worthy to Have You Under my Roof." Should we think we are not worthy? In the account from the Book of Matthew it seems to say that the soldier leader was more being humble and deferring before Jesus. The …

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Lyrics Post: “Bravado”

Yet another RUSH song, yet more sounds and words the soak deep into me over and over again. It fortifies me. "Bravado" "If we burn our wingsFlying too close to the sunIf the moment of gloryIs over before it's begunIf the dream is wonThough everything is lostWe will pay the priceBut we will not count …

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Considering

Considering the heat of the day lately, I’m pretty comfortable working in the garage. Glad there’s a fan blowing. Considering how long we’ve had our refrigerator, pretty stoked the ice maker started working again. Considering these old boots, they still come on handy when I’m working around the yard. Not the best traction, but they …

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Summer Solstice, Downhill

From here on out in the year, the days get shorter. It’s downhill to year-end, good momentum now. Let this fact be a spark for you, for me, that we will see, make the most of each hour, each day. Listen to the birds sing a little more. Worry a little less. Let gravity do …

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Running To Stand Still

An old song by the band, U2, an oldie but a goodie, as they say. Sometimes we feel that way, we’re going as fast as we can to keep up, but only just staying in the same place. Sometimes we do the best we can and it falls short; sometimes it’s chronically short; sometimes it’s …

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Lyrics Post: “The Enemy Within” by RUSH

Lots of RUSH, lately. It’s been good for my soul. Much needed. Maybe odd, but what can I say, RUSH, it goes deep. “Things crawl in the darkness That imagination spins Needles at your nerve ends Crawl like spiders on your skin Pounding in your temples And a surge of adrenaline Every muscle tense to …

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