Toyin’ “Prompt Me!” – an original HitchHiker Tanka inspired by the shear number of times I have seen the Number 42 over the past five days, and immediately thought of my LORD! What does he use to prompt you?

TFS almost always has wonderful timing when sendng me cartoons, memes, etc. I suspect he is beginning to feel the Christmas Spirit because he sent me this beauty this morning.

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his […]

Always there I know this might surprise you, but even HitchHikers get discouraged every once in a while. I can hear you now, “No, say it isn’t so HitchHiker! Isn’t your motto ‘Don’t Panic?’” Yes, it happens, but 42 always has a way of dropping (or slamming) little hints (or boulders) on me during morning […]

Toyin’ “The Ultimate Kobayashi Maru” – an original HitchHiker TANKA inspired by Isaiah 55:6-9

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 WHO CAN ARGUE WITH THAT? Advice: This is a rhetorical question to savor and ponder. If you attempt to be a responder, you just might find yourself trapped in a Kobayashi Maru […]

Truth Be Told! I always find it awkward when someone comes up to me after worship to tell me, ” Your sermon was so good.” Early in my vocation as a pastor, I experienced that profound moment when I learned that sermons don’t actually come from me. Sure, I put in the time praying, planning, […]