Our nation pauses this week to remember the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Since his death...

Note: In these paragraphs, I look at the important difference between individual and systemic sin, and why addressing both is the key to...

This past week I saw the movie version of the musical Wicked .  Not knowing the plot line, I was looking forward to an afternoon of light...

It’s dark when I wake up this time of year.  Very dark, especially where we live, in the cloudy northwest, in the forest, in a place with...

I’ll be writing about some weightier matters here soon, but for this week, as the holiday season begins, I want to invite you to a life...

The level of anxiety right now in American culture is palpable, but it's not just America.  It seems that people around the globe have a...

We couldn’t find the campsite this past Monday evening up near Mt Baker, so instead of camping, we walked around ‘picture lake’ at dusk...

Why have we fasted, and you see it not?     Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your...

NOTE:  Whether it’s the bestselling ‘The Anxious Generation’ , the timeless plots from Shakespeare revealing humanity’s seeming addiction...

As you might know, I’m presently writing about the two fundamental paradigms  that have governed humanity for all time.  I’m doing this...

My father-in-law accidentally bought a wood stove shop over 40 years ago.  He thought he simply bought a building, but apparently didn’t...

A recent article highlighted a conversation in England about the degree to which some caretakers of public spaces are struggling to deal...

NOTE: I posted this on Facebook earlier this week, and because of the large response, though it appropriate to share with those who...

It's been a very long time since I was able to write here because, while my official retirement from my role at Bethany Community Church...

A mutual friend was watching the super bowl with a group of people who aren't Christ followers. He shared that when the ad about Jesus...

NOTE: This is part of a series about heart health, based on the premise that “what’s good the heart (physical) is good for the heart...

I’m generally an optimist, but looking ahead to 2024 is challenging that tendency.  The wars, violence, tribalism, loneliness, addiction,...

(Not once upon a time, but just a few weeks ago in real life)…there was a lady of the forest.  She loved the trees and walked among them,...

If you’ll recall, we’re in a series about the health of the heart, and exploring the sweet spot where the physical heart overlaps with...

Note to reader: This is part three in a series about the relationship between your spiritual health and the health of your spiritual...