2023.09.19

I spent considerable effort on preparing a bLOG for today. I put it aside to let it simmer at 9:30 yesterday morning, got in the car, and went for a two hour ride. I thought it was poignant and on message for our times, and it had a touch of Godzilla influence in it. This […]

2023.09.17

TOYIN’ I had a vision. ONE was praying over me; praying within me! He prayed powerful groanings; the SPIRIT interceding! “Spirit Interceding” – An original Tanka by the HitchHiker inspired by reflection upon The Confession by St. Patrick and Romans 8:26.

2023.09.16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 I am always astounded at the simplicity and profundity of the Apostle John’s Gospel and Epistles. How could a Hebrew […]

2023.09.19

The Game that Leads toward Home! It was a Sunday afternoon in January 2000. I sat at Jim’s bedside at the care facility, a football field’s length away from our house. It was just the two of us; the family had returned to the house for some afternoon respite. We had an NFL playoff game […]

2023.09.10

Toyin’ I have two questions: Have you ever heard God speak? Have you ever tried? For God speaks in all places. Just shut-up and listen! “Just Shut-Up and Listen!” – An original HitchHiker Tanka inspired by too many words and not enough listening.

2023.09.08

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God!Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Psalm 143:10 Throughout scripture, we find that God interacts with people, which makes the Judeo-Christian mindset very different from the other ancient religions that preceded us. Before Abram (a.k.a. Abraham), people spoke at their gods, hoping for good crops, fertility, […]

2023.09.05

Procrastination Last week, I came across the classic Bill Waterson “Calvin and Hobbes” strip above. Calvin regrets what he did to Susie, and I love that Hobbes is encouraging him to reconcile with Susie. The last panel reveals Calvin’s dilemma; he lays his hope in the wrong place by thinking there will be another way […]