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...

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...

And so I’d stopped being on the rock.  Weeks became months, became two years.  The whole time, I banished thoughts of climbing because...

Schladming for a little bit of rest before I head up to England for a week of speaking at Capernwray Hall.   The week is a break in the...

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...

this video (or the print version of the article) reveals a trend in the United States whereby a larger and larger percentage of the...

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,...

We know the Bible, the words on scroll, know it like the back of our hands.  But the Bible doesn’t bring peace.  Neither does...

“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...

What is reserve capacity and how is it developed?  Read on: “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you...

“Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance.  Moses...

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...

“all who are thirsty…” Yesterday I spent some time in what is slowly becoming a sabbath routine for this season of life.  My wife and I...

The touchdown pass in overtime yesterday shook the city.  Literally.  The stadium was equipped with earthquake censors for some tests,...

As the cemetery comes into view on this spectacular January afternoon, I feel as if I’m being transported back in time, because this...

The story exemplifies the spirit of many who lived through the Great Depression and fought a World War in Europe and Asia at the same...

“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…”  The Preacher in Ecclesiastes I’m sure you’ve been there.  You want...

I’m happy to offer a repost today of something offered earlier this summer during my sabbatical because it seems so very appropriate...