It’s no news that we live in a world of increasing insanity, where daily headlines serve to remind us that humanity is collectively, like...

The rest of our lives, it’s a different story, especially if we’ve been taught to love Jesus.   We’ve often learned that darkness is...

You are God’s uniquely handcrafted beautiful creation.  You have gifts to bring to our darkening and weary world, and that means you...

I understand that the literalists will have a problem with Rohr’s statement, but the point is essentially accurate:  Our divisions are...

My wife and I celebrated 38 years of married life yesterday.  Here are 38 thoughts on what’s contributed to our marriage not just...

Continuing in a series of looking at ways in which the gifts God wants us to know and enjoy are stolen from us, this entry and the next...

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...

Even the desert will bloom… Note: I’m presently offering a short series of the many ways in which our enemy seeks to steal, kill, and...

You’ve been ripped off I mean to live this year as if it were my last, and will hate every time I fall below that standard and fritter...

Before burning season is over, though, we’re already on the prowl for new wood for the next season.  It must be found, cut into pieces...

I wrote it out on an index card and put it in my pocket.  It served me well during those tumultuous days, when I was feeling socially...

They would, in other words, rather look on a relationship from the outside, experiencing the hollow thrill of being an observer, rather...

God affirms eros. Healthy eros requires a cocktail of practices on a regular basis, including affirmation, invitation, respecting each...

church I lead has collided with my reading of “You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit”.  The result has led me to believe...

What does the pornography problem in the Bible belt, and the appalling lack of generosity among democrats have to do with a burnt/raw...

Behavior needs to match mission, right? They did it “according to the book”.  With too many passengers and not enough seats, they asked...

fear of falling is more dangerous than falling I hope you’ve seen the ascendancy of young lives as they move from infant to toddler?  If...

“Nebuchadnezzar said to them: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Is it true that you don’t serve my gods or worship the gold statue I’ve...

Christians are outraged over a movie, it’s nearly certain that, not only will I like it, but that there will be an element of the gospel...

Do you remember eighth grade geometry, and the subject of axioms?  An axiom is “a statement or proposition that is regarded as being...