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...

All right then.  It will be a day to put on the touring skis, which means attaching friction creating skins to the base of the skis and...

Mourning at a stadium in San Bernadino Behind the holiday lights, both here in Europe and back home in the USA, the waves of unhappy news...

By now, unless the shooting is personal, we Americans know the drill quite well.  Our president will stand up and talk about the need for...

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...

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...

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...

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

I’m sitting here on my weekly day of Sabbath, staring out the window at fir trees laden with wet, dripping life down onto the soil and...

That’s because I live in a different world.  I live in a world where I know more and more people who are coming out of closet; they’re...

In two weeks I’ll be home, preparing to meet people in the church I lead who I haven’t seen in nearly three months.  Their priceless gift...

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...

In just a few short days, my wife and I will be off to Europe where we’ll trek through the Alps, fully expecting to find the fingerprints...

The training of the body of is vital for people like us, who have spent most of our waking hours during adulthood sitting in chairs.  ...

every minute matters.. especially the last one!! I have fought the good fight.  I have finished the course.  I have kept the faith – Paul...

It’s high time that the realities of suffering, racism, oppression, and ongoing injustice rose to the top of our collective...

Our children are growing, as we do too, slowly; imperceptibly every day. The meat in the crock pot is tenderizing; slowly. Our world,...

“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” I grew up living in “Cat in the Hat”, and...