Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

The Duties of Friendship

If you have friends like this, give thanks and be grateful. If you are a friend like this… give thanks and be grateful! Continue reading

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Pre-Dawn Darkness

“Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap a harvest–if we do not give up.” –Old Jewish Tentmaker Continue reading

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Singspiration

A small elderly woman with an amazing voice brings an unexpected blessing during an ecumenical singing service in a small Kansas town. Continue reading

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Invocation & Benediction

May you be blessed in both the beginning and ending of this day that the Lord has made! Continue reading

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Slow Ride on a Quiet Day

Although we love the grandeur of bright colors and sunny skies, we sometimes need the quiet and peace of a cloudy day and softer scenes. Continue reading

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The World Needs

It seems to me the world needs more gentleness, more fiercely forgiving hearts that cannot be made to live in anger. Continue reading

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Strangers at Dinner

The unexpected kindness of strangers in a small Arkansas town changes a tired waitress’s night… and maybe more. Continue reading

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The Blessings of an Autumn Day in the Flint Hills

Until I came to Kansas, I had no idea how much color a tallgrass prairie could offer in autumn. Continue reading

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Changing Seats

If we do not like the view, perhaps it’s time for a new perspective. Better to light a fire under our own backside than to curse the darkness… or something like that. Continue reading

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A Cup of Cold Water

It is all the things of life– highs and lows and the miles in between both–that shape us into who we are… and who we are becoming. Continue reading

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