The other day I was at the local YMCA when I ran into one of the other regular Friday morning swimmers. We..
I’m sitting in the glow of the light of the Christmas tree at 4:30 a.m. because I can’t shut off my mind. ..
A note (if you read my last blog post and are curious): My dog, Cyrus is still alive and well. On the..
I have two colleagues who constantly irritate me but have taught me volumes about how to speak about faith. I seek them..
In the introduction to the last book of the Bible, the author looks forward to the future of Christian ministry by asking..
I experience God and the world through music. As a child, I can remember days when I would come home after a..
My church is reading a book by Jeff Shinabarger called “More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity.” Convicting in an..
On November 22, 1963 C.S. Lewis died one hour after the death of President John F. Kennedy. It was a sad day..
I live in Florida. Today’s high will be 85 degrees. So it was pretty funny and a little surreal to watch a..
Christians are good at offering answers. We can tell you why the world is broken. We can tell you how it will..
First off, the church beadle (I didn’t know the meaning of this word until I came to Scotland, but a beadle is a..
For times when we are like windswept leaves… when we drift along disconnected and hurried… lonely even when we are among many… ..
In a previous column, I explored the negative work of the Holy Spirit when we asked “what if the Spirit says..
In its latest issue, The Atlantic published an article describing where and how America is recovering from the Great Recession. With glossy..
Q. 86. Since we are redeemed from our sin and its wretched consequences by grace through Christ without any merit of our..
As of October 1, I have served in my current congregation – “my first..
In the last few months, I have begun to explore an approach to Christian engagement in American politics that is less faithful..
Heidi Husted Armstrong wrote me a letter and I don’t even know her. She wrote a letter to those “considering leaving”..
(Click here for part one of this two-part post.) Hard conversations are unavoidable, even for the sweetest, most kind-hearted church leaders. ..
“Small talk” is a vital part of every congregation’s life. We greet one another after worship, commenting on sports and gardens and..
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