Flight Class: Motivational Musings and Devotions

  • Labyrinth

    Birds aren’t meant to live in cagesNeither are peopleBut there she was: Trapped, uglyLosing all her feathersMoltingPlucking the feathers one by oneFreeing space for new ones to appearIt was painfulIt was hardPerhaps she could be beautiful againI knelt beside her“It’s… Continue reading

    Labyrinth
  • The Healing Power of SONlight

    She appeared wounded at first. Perhaps she was merely tired, vulnerable. She landed silently upon the fence railing and then glided to the ground just below the feeder. She wobbled a bit as she walked and her wing seemed bent.… Continue reading

    The Healing Power of SONlight
  • Notes on Proverbs 15

    You are a gentle answerA WhisperA HopeThe Lamb of GodLaying down your lifeNo one takes it from youYou are a thunderous replyA RoarA hopeThe Lion of JudahShouting out your victoryDeath can’t keep you boundYou are a tree of LifeThe hope… Continue reading

    Notes on Proverbs 15
  • Eggshells

    poetry #prose Have you ever felt you were carrying so much you couldn’t seem to hold on to all of it? Maybe you’ve felt just as fragile as an armful of eggs. Perhaps you’ve even felt so desperate to hold… Continue reading

    Eggshells
  • The Sun’s In It’s Place

    On my way home yesterday evening I drove toward the rising moon in the east. It was beautiful over the water. I love this portion of my drive. Crossing the bridge seems to be a doorway of peace whether coming… Continue reading

    The Sun’s In It’s Place
  • The Warrior

    King David was known as a great warrior king. He wasn’t just any ordinary soldier. He was a champion. He fought and won many battles and gained victory in many wars. But he didn’t just fight physical battles. He fought… Continue reading

    The Warrior
  • Your Story…and Mine

    Have you ever felt as though your story is over, or have you just desperately wanted it to end? You are not alone. Job told his friends, “Depression haunts my day. I am nothing more than dust and ashes.” Elijah… Continue reading

    Your Story…and Mine
  • One Moment in Time

    Have you ever had one of those “perfect moments” in time? These moments are not as rare as we may believe.  Yet, sometimes we can miss them completely or take them for granted if we are not paying attention.  I… Continue reading

    One Moment in Time
  • Wrestling With God?

    Jacob wrestled with God. He seems to be a man who had wrestled his whole life. He wrestled with Esau, his brother, both in birth and in life. He wrestled with his parents and then with his father-in-law, Labaan. He… Continue reading

    Wrestling With God?
  • Stay Alert! Four Things the Enemy Wants to Accomplish and How to Overcome his Tactics

    I rarely, if ever, share dreams which I believe have meaning. Primarily because they are usually for me to pray through. That said, I share this today, because I believe there is a message here for the church. We must… Continue reading

    Stay Alert! Four Things the Enemy Wants to Accomplish and How to Overcome his Tactics