2026.03.29

TOYIN’ A festive city They came from all directions Sacrifice and Feast A procession for a King Are you looking for that King? “A Procession for a King” – an original TANKA by HitchHiker inspired by that question. And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut […]

2026.03.27

I wracked my brain to come up with something to write that could improve upon these words. Then I decided there was only one way; lyrics! My hope is built on nothing lessthan Jesus’ blood and righteousness;I dare not trust the sweetest frame,but wholly lean on Jesus’ name. Refrain:On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:all […]

2026.03.24

Would We Recognize Him? Two people, possibly a couple, who literally knew Jesus, fail to recognize him when he walks up to them and engages them in conversation about the goings-on in Jerusalem that past weekend. On Friday, Jesus was hanging on a cross in public; by sundown, his lifeless body was hastily placed in […]

2026.03.22

202 years… The countdown continues… Because I can!!!

2026.03.07

I find myself struggling to process what is happening in our world today, and, more specifically, in our culture. I hear a cacophony of voices justifying and condemning the actions against Iran, and find myself trapped in ambivalence. In other words, I am numbed by the input from so many directions. In my reflections upon […]

2026.02.27

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 In other words: Don’t just say you love, but mean it and put it into action! Easier said than done. I challenge you to try this as a Lenten devotional!

2026.02.22.02

God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. For to the snow he says, “Fall on the earth…” Job 37:5-6a This morning the sun rose over a snow covered landscape of New Hampshire. We had 8 inches on Friday, but only expect 5 inches from the massive storm coming […]