It appears that our country can’t get enough of Amanda Gorman. The brilliant young poet burst on the national scene with a reading at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration on January 20, and followed that up with another stunning performance at the Super Bowl in Tampa on February 7. Her inauguration poem, “The Hill We Climb,”ContinueContinue reading “AMANDA GORMAN”
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Words Matter
Don’t trust leaders;don’t trust any human beings—there’s no saving help with them!Their breath leaves them,then they go back to the ground.On that very same day, their plans die too.[Psalm 146:3-4 Common English Bible] On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, my wife and I sat down to watch the broadcast of the inauguration ceremonies from Washington, D.C.ContinueContinue reading “Words Matter”
A COVID-19 CHRISTMAS
And [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. [Luke 2:7 NRSV] A portion of my devotional supplements I have a stack of books that I pull out each Advent to supplement myContinueContinue reading “A COVID-19 CHRISTMAS”
Walking Together in Faith 