You know the sayings?  “Old gardeners never die; they just recede” or “Old realtors never die; they just become listless.” They’re ways...

Somewhere in between the micro of the atom and macro of the universe, reside the flora and fauna we encounter on a regular basis in our...

The show has an adopted child in the family – I’m an adopted child in my family. The sister among the siblings struggles with weight  –...

This stuff has value. This stuff has limited value. It has value because everyone could use a motivational shot in the arm, a reminder...

I tell you not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.  Matthew 6:29 It’s wildflower season in the mountains, and...

Joyful Noise at Taproot Theater is not to be missed. I’ve been to lots of funerals, partly because I’m a pastor and partly because death...

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

I started a little vacation about a week ago.  The plan was to hike a big chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail with my wife of nearly 37...

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...

I’m 19 and a good friend had landed the part of Jesus in Godspell, so he invites me to see him on opening night.  It’s been two years...

“Peace be to you” says Jesus, standing in the midst of the disciples, in a room with a locked door where he’s suddenly appeared without...

Truth be told though, the ocean of details can conspire with my own Type A personality and propensity to get anxious about stuff, and...

1. Make knowing God the number one priority in your life. This was the word spoken to me from Jeremiah 9 when I was 20 years old and I...

just to be loved… can it be enough? My previous post offered the first two of five essential values for leaders to nurture and develop if...

Will you still be using your gifts at 83 like Fred Beckey is here? I hope so. My predecessor at the church I lead in Seattle served that...

(I’m happy to introduce the guest author for this post as my hiking partner, best friend, and one week from today, wife of 35 years!...

Our view of guidance is important, because unless we believe God can still direct our lives, orchestrating encounters, moving us to...

These prayers, though, are also very provincial.  They’re about our real situation because mostly, this is what we know about when we’re...

Most years, the first or second week of December, I’m in the little town of Schladming, in the Austrian Alps, to teach at a Bible school...

It was supposed to be the Cascades… I spoke with a couple last week who lost their child to cancer at the age of six.  As we talked of...