I’m spending the last day of my vacation thinking through the coming year, and getting my “to do” list ready.  The time includes taking...

“Alone” isn’t really the right word, because I’m referring to the two of us, husband and wife.  We’ve been on a vacation this week, not...

When we packed for vacation, we didn’t have a menu.  Instead we bought some stuff: string beans, apples, bluberries, spinach, mushrooms,...

Last night though, as Donna and I pulled into our resting spot for the week, there was some music playing that had me thinking about the...

Of all the nuanced considerations of dreams, reality, and the blurred lines between them, the thing I’m thinking about most is Don...

"if they called the master 'dungface'..." My morning “coffee with God” continues to consist of reading through Matthew in “The Message”...

how is missional living related to evangelism? I’m reading this morning, during “coffee with God”, out of Matthew 9.  I’m reading through...

can you spot a trend? Did you know that in 1940, our food system produced 2.3 calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel it...

All “other ideas” were a threat to the man and his plan.  That’s why there’s a section in the museum memorializing that tragic night of...

It’s here, off to the side, in the shadows, that you’ll find people being shaped by the power of words.  They’re standing, reading.  I...

I’m reading some Russian classics this summer, and was recently reminded of this quote, one of my favorites.  Our friend Fyoder has put...

raising kids and loving God...together I just finished a week of ministry at Forest Home, a marvelous ministry in Southern California...

like kids in a candy shop Tuesday, 3:30 PM, Forest Falls, California, by the side of the swimming pool. I’m spending an hour lazing in...

I’m dropping this quick line from a borrowed computer to let you know that I won’t be able to post much this week, nor will be moderating...

mountains her medium - God her teacher It’s been quite a week.  Having driven my oldest to the airport last week for her move to Europe...

I have “young earth” friends.  I also have friends who believe the earth is billions of years old, and love Christ deeply.    The debate...

And then there were the rest of the meals since the last memorable one.  Some of them were taken alone, some on the run, some as a family...

disallowed goal.  The blown call has the whole soccer world up in arms because it was such an obvious breach of justice.  The ref’s  Wiki...

This coming Sunday, as we begin a new series at my church, I’ll be sharing about the tension between being sojourners and settling down....

I pick up the other book I’m reading called “Practicing the Presence of God” by a 17th century French monk named “Brother Lawrence”.  ...