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like water to a thirsty soul.

It is early morning as I write - I have fed my hens,1 and my favorite old hymns are quietly playing. Now with Peet's coffee in hand, off to my office to think, pray and write.  Paul's precious words have been…

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Another airport scene.

Another opportunity.

Truth is, I'm always looking for…

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Grade school memories . . . hmmm, how are yours? Do you remember when teams were picked for kickball? First one kid was chosen, then another . . . while you waited and waited, maybe just not as athletic as the other kids. At…

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Who calls your cadence?

Most of my life I lived in military towns - Navy for the first half,1 Marines for the latter. When I lived in San Clemente2 we regularly heard artillery…

Scriptural Readings:

Proverbs 9:10

What if living in fear was the only path to a fulfilling and enjoyable life? The only driving force to gain success. It has an eerie quality to it. Correct? There is something weird about telling us what to do that we would never want to experience our entire life. Is it essential to start with fear? Fear is something no one wants to experience from beginning to…

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If you are new to Morning Briefings, you might not know that I love engaging with people from all walks of life at my gym, in the grocery store, and on the airplane--maybe especially on the airplane because there is a since of…

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I was up most of the night, watching the presidential election returns in the USA. For days I had been praying that God would keep the elections honest and fair; after that, I entrusted the rest to God, knowing he could use either candidate for himself in…

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As chaos abounds, so goes our anxiety.  No matter where you are in the world, you cannot help but feel the uncertainty of so many things. We do not help ourselves by checking our devices every little while for updates on the election, the Middle East,…

Unexpectedly, I found myself on a cross country flight to Utah, and as I was waiting for WiFi power so I could write, I worked on a crossword puzzle. One of the clues got my attention: I walk around like everything's fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off. hmmm....

I love that.

Friends, let's get back to Jesus on the shore of the Galilee, where he has had a very eventful day. The crowds…

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The word has gotten out about Jesus. He not only teaches like no other, but as captured in Luke chapter 4, he…

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Where are we now and what do we know to be true? Reality check time.

Our source of truth and hope.

Where…

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Having driven the roads between Nazareth and Capernaum, I can picture the terrain Jesus traversed to get up to Capernaum, a distance of about 30 miles. Just thinking of it puts a smile on my face--especially the setting of Capernaum on the…

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Going to church is so . . . yesterday. Or is it?

We left the building when they said we could not gather...the church building, that is. And so, I took…

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Most people pray. But asked about whether they set time apart to focus on prayer--speaking and listening to God--those same people admit they intend to, but. . .

. . . if totally honest, they get bored by their prayers, and they are pretty…

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'Excited to be launching into the three+ years of Jesus’ ministry! You and I must never take for granted the eye witness accounts of the Son of God who came to live and love amongst us. I love picturing myself as a face in the crowd listening to his words,…

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What things are most important to Jesus?

'Ever ask yourself that question?

We find out one of those things from Jesus' encounter with the devil in the Judean wilderness. Think about it, there…

What questions are you going to ask God when you see him?

'Why this ... ?'

'Why that ... ?'

Sometimes my questions revolve around Jesus himself ... like this one.

You know, Jesus' hair might have still been wet from his baptism, the Father's approval hanging in the air when he was led into the wilderness for 40 long days. . . by God? Why? Why was it necessary for Jesus to go out alone, in the…

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After a long drive north to the Jersey Shore, I walked into the kitchen filled with folks I was to be sharing an Air B n B for the weekend.  Straight up, I was concerned about the electrically-charged…