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Taking inventory of wonder

Taking inventory of wonder” is a famous phrase from the poem “Sabbaths – 1979, IV” by American farmer, poet, and environmental activist Wendell Berry. Berry died in Port Royal, Kentucky, on August 31, 2026, at the age of 92.. Following his death, The New York Times noted that Berry’s works had “extolled America’s agrarian past” and that his efforts “championed small familyContinue reading “Taking inventory of wonder”

One Another

In a Morning Devotion I read; “The kind of drinking that Jesus invites us to is not the polite, sipping from our teacups with pinkies extended kind of drinking. It’s a drinking that drenches us, that causes rivers of living water to flow out of our hearts.” By Jan L. Richardson, In the Sanctuary of Women:Continue reading “One Another”

Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Love one another

Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34)

What is your opinion?

I asked a young Christian man of NC if he agreed or disagreed with Dr Graham’s statement. This was his reply? (See below) Would love to hear how you feel about Dr Graham’s statement. When we pause in 2022 and remind ourselves Graham’s statement was 1981. In principle, I agree. All extremist/hard right or leftContinue reading “What is your opinion?”

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“Apathy is a bigger problem than atheism for Christianity.” Timothy Keller What do you think?

A Time, a season

“Minds are like flowers, they only open when the time is right.” Stephen Richards

A Gardener’s Prayer

Thank you, God, for sun and showers.Thank you for each lovely flower.Thank you for each stately tree.Though all these, you speak to me.—A Gardener’s Prayer—

Psalm Sixty-three-three

Because your (God) steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.—Psalm 63:3 (NRSV)

Freedom from a facade

“Pursuing wholeness has led me to freedom from a facade. I’m not pretending to have it all together anymore. Seeking wholeness has trained me to live in very authentic, organic, consistent ways. I live with integrity and can be my true self; I’m not hiding from anybody. I’ve discovered that God’s love for me isContinue reading “Freedom from a facade”