(reflection in water, image by user I.D.# ICS360, on Pixabay, modified) Dear readers, Autumn is just around the corner, and I continue to...

hands, fingers, image by Chris, on Pixabay, modified Homily for the Homeless     Here is the church                On the steps Here is...

ice melting on spruce branch, image by Else Siegel, on Pixabay, modified Healing Core Wounds   Running, stretching, lifting weights I’m...

(prodigal, image by Jeff Jacobs, on Pixabay, modified) it's always joy     when the lost come home           (Scripture reference: Luke...

(cat sleeping in sunshine, image by katerinavulcano, on Pixabay, modified) Tommy One evening, the family and I were at the dinner table,...

image by palmettophoto1, on Pixabay, modified Take My Yoke Upon You Chapel basement. Volunteers seated. Inmates streamed down the old...

hazy sun, image by Maarten Brand, on Pixabay, modified December Morning     Which glacier melted here to water the grass with glisten?...

a young ballerina, image by sobima, on Pixabay Three poems inspired by the life of prima ballerina Marta Cinta.    an ode to essence  ...

hearts, image by congerdesign, on Pixabay, slightly modified CONNECTED   A boat is connected to an anchor             to prevent its...

portico, image by Kim Evans, on Pixabay, modified Portico     “The light shines in the darkness,   and the darkness has not overcome it”...

image by Marcel, on Pixabay Lectio Divina “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let...

pencils, image by WOKANDAPIX, on Pixabay A Question of Purpose I paused the rhythmic motion of my fingers on the keyboard as a stray...

abstract, red, image by Yuri, on Pixabay   Don’t Just Pray, Do Something     Why should we help those not our own? Why should we care...

image from Pixabay Are we ready for the return of the King? At Easter, we celebrate our Savior’s victory on the cross, and we anticipate...

image by Ivo Zahradníček, on Pixabay, modified   Crossroads   I hear temptation at my door, I’ve often heard that knock before, Oh, how...

image by Layers, on Pixabay, modified Convicted by Christ’s Love Based on the true story of a pastor in Tajikistan They were taken out in...

arrow turning up, image by OpenClipart-Vectors, on Pixabay, modified Searching for God     Searching for God is proof of the Call. He is...

honeydew melon, image by Jill Wellington, on Pixabay The Tune in a Loop   Tessa’s deep alto voice, a low hum in my left ear. The gentle...

stained glass, image by alon, on Pixabay I Pray, I Pray     I pray and pray When times are soft. My load is low, My...

image by Almeida, on Pixabay, modified You’re Close But Yet So Far From Me     You’re close but yet so far from me. I feel your heart has...