“we must..move on..through the storms of injustice..jostling winds of daily handicaps, toward the beginning lights of fulfillment. Our dilemma is serious..our handicaps are real. But [so] is the power of a creative will..to give us..courage to go on.” —MLK bit.ly/3PIcf3u

"The humble..feels no jealousy or envy..can praise God when others..preferred..blessed hear others praised..himself forgotten.. say with Paul, 'I am nothing.' ..received..Jesus,who pleased not Himself..sought not His own honor.." —Andrew Murray, Humility lnkd.in/p/ggahQxsb

"YOU NEVER KNOW how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you." — C.S. Lewis A GRIEF OBSERVED linkedin.com/posts/share-748… – at Wheaton, IL

“Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.” —Isaiah 30:20 (NIV) bible.com/bible/111/isa.30.2… @youversion

On semiquincentennial Sunday, 5 July 2026, let us sing from among national songs in the Presbyterian Hymnal (1990) to Lift Every Voice and Sing (No. 563) along with the tune of O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (No. 564) to the praise of God’s glorious grace. open.substack.com/pub/rexesp… – at Portland, IN

As one in the reformed tradition (from the reformation led in part by an Augustinian monk), Augustine's biblical theology as applied here in light of recent current events is appropriate for religious, pastoral, and ethical consideration in apt reflection. ncronline.org/opinion/st-aug…

“Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.” —Proverbs 3:15,18 (NLT) bible.com/bible/116/pro.3.15…

As we enter Lent into the season of Easter and beyond, may we be devoted anew… open.substack.com/pub/rexesp…

“But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify.” Luke 21:12-13 NRSV bible.com/bible/2016/luk.21.…

By the rivers of Babylon— we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, ..our tormentors asked for mirth,saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How could we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?

Pastoral Perspective on These Portentous Sundays after Pentecost • linkedin.com/pulse/pastoral-… via ⁦@LinkedIn⁩ linkedin.com/posts/rexespiri…

“prayer is hidden. It is, in every sense, the opposite of what is public. When we pray, we no longer know ourselves, but only God, to whom we call.”—I Want to Live These Days with You:A Year of Daily Devotions by Dietrich Bonhoeffer a.co/cWDN49B a.co/fh72H6g

"Almighty God,unto whom all hearts are open,desires known,and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love you,worthily magnify your Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen." — The @ChurchOfEngland

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory… — The @ChurchOfEngland churchofengland.org/prayer-a…

“They are blessed who work for peace, for they will be called God’s children.” —Matthew 5:9 (NCV)