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No Hail Mary Pass

Posted on July 10, 2022 by hernibs

What kind of god did you believe inwho would forgive what is unforgivable? What kind of place did you worship inthat did not deal with evil within its own walls? What kind of leaders gave you power over the powerlessand … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on October 23, 2021 by hernibs

Grace is found at the depths and in the death of everything. After these smaller deaths, we know that the only “deadly sin” is to swim on the surface of things, where we never see, find, or desire God and … Continue reading →

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Patterns of Life

Posted on July 17, 2020 by hernibs

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Everywhere

Posted on April 23, 2019 by hernibs

Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit – Invoked or not invoked, God is still present. ~C. G. Jung had inscribed over his doorway,

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Watching Ants

Posted on August 12, 2017 by hernibs

Like mushrooms on the forest floor, houses appear overnight where once deer and birds shared solitude with trees. Like ants single-minded march to unknown destinations we lug all we own from home to home telling ourselves this will be the … Continue reading →

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Humanness

Posted on July 30, 2017 by hernibs

Help those who stumble, feed those who hunger, encourage those who are discouraged, heal those who hurt, walk on the water if you have to but never doubt the power of God and never allow for evil, only allow for … Continue reading →

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If

Posted on June 28, 2017 by hernibs

If radio’s slim fingers can pluck a melody out of the night and toss it over mountains and the sea; if the petal-white notes from a violin are blown across the desert and the ditty’s din; if songs, like crimson … Continue reading →

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Sunday School

Posted on August 21, 2014 by hernibs

It’s hard for me to picture the God you speak about while sitting in these dark, cave-like rooms, where the only light is a dusty 40 watt one hanging like a tired streamer from the ceiling. Were I the Sunday … Continue reading →

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My Soul

Posted on August 5, 2014 by hernibs

I must take this soul of mine into my own hands and decide just what can be done with it. Too long have I submersed it in another, hoping to please, be approved, loved. Too often has that love been … Continue reading →

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