The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 I bet those rascals at biblegateway.com intentionally scheduled this scripture on the day was celebrate a man who was once a shepherd and became […]

Transitions See that little girl in the picture; the one snackin’ on a french fry? That was “Baby” at about one year old. This child barely slept through the night at one year, which made me believe 42 was conducting a sleep deprivation experiment to see how he could make me crack. See that same […]

Friends, today you get a special double-versed TANKA, erupting out of past Friday’s bLOG. 42 is the FORCE and SOURCE! He RESIDES withinPASSION will be your walkingYou’ll be REFLECTIVESome will ask of your HOPE sourcepermitting ACCESS to share. By all means you shouldspeak that HOPE that DWELLS withinfor they see the LORD.A GENTLE testifierand RESPECTFUL […]

…in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect… 1 Peter 3:15 Truth be told, this is one of the HitchHiker’s favorite verses in all of […]

42’s Playground The other day, I came across a quote from the great poet of the 14th Century, Hafiz. Labels shield one from the truth; they are like a winter coat in a way-who wants to wear one in this summer we can spend with you, playing? A Year with Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky The […]

You’re the CREATORI am wonderfully madeYou’re the REDEEMERI am purchased by your deathYour INSPIRATION fills me! “Creator, Redeemer, Inspirer”

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 Often I remind people that God is God, and we are not. Unfortunately, too often, […]