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Correct doctrinegets you nowhereunless your heart is changed. The Devil’s doctrine is impeccable. Grace and peace to you… dw

There are things seenthat can’t be unseen Some we soughtothers were just therealong the path Still others had nothing to do with uswith our search;they pleasantly surprised usor were violently thrust upon us Let’s take carewhat we seekthe paths we search Let’s take care, toothe sights we attend tothe ones we let witherthe ones we beg for mercyto unsee Grace and peace to you… dw

(In memory of Alexei Navalny) A light too brightfor a land living in darknessfor the heavy-lidded eyes holding power A brilliance beyond the imaginationof dull minds and threatened soulsincapable of anythingbeyond deception and violenceto hold their place in the world A beacon of hopehealing the sick at heartraising the dead-spiritedproclaiming freedom to the captivesLook! Look at the…

When Love leads, Justice follows.Judgement without compassion is the Devil's work. Grace and peace to you… dw

If Jesus is not the Light all paths are dark. If he is not the Way they lead only to darkness. If he is not the Truth the signposts are lies. If he is not the Life we will not find it. — — — My faith has been here. It’s very simple:My last dollarI bet on Him. dw Grace and peace to you…

There is nothing new under the sun.What we bemoan now we bemoaned seventy years agoSeven hundred years agoWhat we give away now, we gave away thenThe freedom Jesus promisedTo burn at the stakeTo defy a tankTo hang on the crossFor the truth dw p.s.I posted this earlier in response to a quote from Thomas Merton about how we are so inclined to go along with whatever group(s) we want to belong…

There are things that do not burn,Are seemingly impervious to the Refiner’s fire. Though we beg they remain, asbestos-like;Remain to remind us, in our shame: “My grace is sufficient for you.” dw

Longing is a liarclose kin to Covetinga deprecated religious wordmeaning there’s something I wantwant enough so it bothers mebothers me enough to distract medistract me from what’s before meright now:the opportunity to live and act fullyundistracted dw

When I used to go to church I wasn’t who I was … Neither was God … So we both left … Sad Disappointed For my church-going friends I mean no harm This is poetry Expressing the experience of many Not doctrine Saying how it should be Grace and peace to you… dw

Now we know who won what is left to do but love God love our neighbor keep praying and persevere with more compassion than ever through the trials and tribulations of an evil, evil time. Grace and peace to us… dw

Mentally assented to all the right things Loved all the wrong things Believed they were better than everyone else Trusted in their entitlement Were blind to it all Lord, have mercy on us. dw

If it were the end of days,I’d say: Let’s do this,See what God begins next. Let’s do it together,See how God lovesfrom the very next beginning To the never-ending end. dw

How many times, (how many times!),have I turned to music To hear God’s voicewhen there was no other wayto know he was near? I hope this hymn, sung by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, brings consolation and healing to whatever you may be experiencing. Grace and peace to you… dw

Grieving goes onlywhere Brave is willing Brave is alonetrustingIt feels alonedw

You may be tempted to read the letters written by the Apostle Paul. My advice: Don’t. Not yet. Not until you’ve soaked in the Gospels for a good while. And John’s letters. And James’s letter. And Peter’s letters. And maybe a good bit of the Old Testament. Why? It’s easy to get things all turned around otherwise. It’s easy, because of Paul’s logic and eloquence and personal story, to make…

Once you have read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John… If you find yourself wanting to move on (maybe you’re thinking “Ok, I’ve read that bit, now let’s get to the rest of the story” or maybe you’re not) Don’t do it. Stay right here. You’ve just met the person you’ve been longing to meet your whole life And he wants to hang out. (Maybe you remember reading “Abide with me” – that’s what he…