I wrote it out on an index card and put it in my pocket.  It served me well during those tumultuous days, when I was feeling socially...

church I lead has collided with my reading of “You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit”.  The result has led me to believe...

Behavior needs to match mission, right? They did it “according to the book”.  With too many passengers and not enough seats, they asked...

fear of falling is more dangerous than falling I hope you’ve seen the ascendancy of young lives as they move from infant to toddler?  If...

“Nebuchadnezzar said to them: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Is it true that you don’t serve my gods or worship the gold statue I’ve...

Over 37 years, two stockings have become ten. JOY! It was in the late summer of 1976 when I first made my way north to Seattle,...

It was a low point for me in my seminary career. “If he’s right, I’m finished” I remember thinking to myself.  I’d later, in a...

still smiling after 37 years of journeying together Thirty seven years is a long time, and yesterday my wife and I were able to celebrate...

retrieving our car meant enjoying this view again today! My wife and I recently returned from a beautiful adventure, hiking 50 miles of...

But what does “the land of the free” really mean? And in what sense are we free?  The questions weren’t political for me this year but...

there’s a time to mourn… There were times, not so long ago, when mourning was the first response to tragedy.  This is appropriate.  When...

The stress is about some frustrations regarding Christians fighting each other.  It’s about questions regarding the future because even...

5200 vertical = a mile of blessing and transformation January 18th was my 60th birthday and it was more than just a great day.  It was an...

I don’t know if it’s the 60 thing, or some other winds of change blowing through the soul these days, but this birthday unfolded...

“snow on snow” (12 feet, or 4 meters for my Europe friends) as the Christmas carol says, the house was dark because the power had gone...

meet Luci After morning coffee,  I start the car and turn the defrost on, high and hot.  It’s 23 degrees and a sheet of ice covers the...

But now here you are, seated and in your right mind,  wondering how it happened that you were a different person yesterday. The answer’s...

Is self denial a burden? In the coming days, I offer some thoughts from my devotions in Jeremiah.  It’s been too long since I’ve written,...

It was just over a year ago that my mom-in-law came to visit, and some health matters made it clear it would be best for her to stay with...

It turned dark late this past Friday afternoon, and the mixed snow and rain turned to just snow, pure and white, cold in her beauty,...