Whom have I in heaven but you?    And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.My flesh and my heart may fail,    but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26 Focus on the second sentence! Can you say these words with all honesty? If your life were a live stream, would people see […]

A Different Perspective You all know I love watching the sunrise in the morning, especially when I am in my happy place (Gloucester). Yet, where I live, it is not conducive to witnessing sunrises because I can’t see the sun until about fifteen or twenty minutes after it rises. By then, you have missed the […]

Toyin’ I Am a Loser; at least in the culture’s eyes. Mammon is their god! I serve the ONE whose power comes not from wealth or prestige. “I Am a Loser” – an original Tanka by the HitchHiker, inspired by my Lord’s idea of power: a cross, an empty tomb, and a heart full of […]

Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness. Proverbs 14:22 I have to admit that I’m sometimes skeptical of this “wisdom.” In our current society, it seems like the “devisors of evil” are plentiful and seem to find their way into positions of success and power. […]

Happy Anniversary! I just realized that I launched SearchingFor42.net five years ago this week! What began as an exercise in routine writing as I prepared for a sabbatical that never happened (thanks to COVID) has developed into collection of faithful thoughts, scripture reflections, poetry, humor, and more. As of this date, there have been 901 […]

Reflections on “ALL” As you know, my morning ritual at O’dark-Thirty is to have coffee with Jesus. Yesterday, I was baring my whole self to him after being convicted by the word “all.” I admitted that loving him with my “all” over the past four years of chaos has been hard.’ Even though we are […]

Toyin’ This is a Season For decluttering one’s life of “junk” collected. Prepare the way for the Lord! Prepare your heart for the Lord! “LENT” – an original TANKA from the HitchHiker inspired by the journey toward the cross and the empty tomb.