Between the Rock and a Hard Place

Posts, quotes, commentary and observations to provoke conversation, connection, and thought

To Grasp
Grasp (verb) – to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly, eagerly, to understand...
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The Appeal
I have spent a significant portion of my time over the past 18 years in oil refineries as part of my...
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Bridges - Tim Murphy & Living Stones
“So fine, not to worry about tomorrow today, You gave it to me, when I didn’t want, to take, responsibility...
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The Seven Alls
“Oh won’t you come and see, the tide of all humanity, every race, they come on bended knee.” Once and...
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Take Your Name (Because)
He took my place, so I will take His name. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for...
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Go Shine
We’ve had a running joke in our family over the years after completing any home repair or improvement,...
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The Great Escape
The word extreme is defined as “reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.” Most try to avoid...
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About Bazookas
I love declarations. Sometimes I feel that if I repeat the truth loud enough, to a situation or fear,...
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5 Hours in Asbury
“Look at the nations and watch-and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that...
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Imagine and Ask
“Both imagination and wonder can be nurtured…by exposure to the great and the beautiful in any form.”   As...
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Open All Night
Growing up, when asked if a business or restaurant operated around the clock, we would say, “It’s open...
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Picture This
The phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words” refers to the adage in multiple languages meaning that...
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Finding Our All
We can “find our all” by knowing who is “All”. All – adjective, 1) being or representing...
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Salvation of Exposure
My heart sank. What I had not seen before was now in full view. I’ve never been what you would call...
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Meant to Live
Dreaming about providence and whether mice and men have second tries. Maybe we’ve been living with our...
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