Smoldering Wick

Greetings, I started this blog as a means to a particular end, though it certainly may expand or divert from its original purpose and like most blogs it is likely to slip into the oblivion of unvisited and forgotten websites. As I began writing material for meditations and talks at our parish in the past few weeks, I figured that someone outside the community of our country parish may care to read my words, perhaps not, but thus the blog. As to the name: I grew up in a United Methodist congregation but really had my first adult 'conversion' in college while attending Cement City Baptist and listening to the powerful preaching of Pastor Drew Woods. He was preaching through the book of Isaiah at that time and this passage greatly impressed me. "Thus says the LORD:  Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard