It has been a while since I have felt compelled to write in length beyond my brief morning Facebook posts. Frankly, I have been too...

I cannot believe how long it has been since I have posted on my blog. As well, how the thought of “two thieves” continues to incubate in...

Matthews’ account of John the Baptist struck a chord with me this a.m. given the recent loss of an admired believer, though somewhat...

These last couple of weeks has been quite involved at several levels, within my business, my community engagement and also my family. ...

I was unable to escape a pastor’s message on Sunday regarding the great “NO” faced by our Lord in Gethsemane, a place more and more...

I guess, with the political clamor in our nation and in fact around the globe, and the divisive religious conversations now occurring,...

Twice this morning I have sat down at my workstation to capture a moment of closure. Ironically it has been exactly 30 years since we...

As well, my annual read through scriptures has me with Aaron, the associate pastor of a church that had just crossed the Red Sea! Those...

Here I sit, once more struggling with transparency, as with wonder, I reenter my annual read through of the Word! Now endowed with...

Given my tirades over the current model of church and the fact that I probably offended the majority of my pastor friends, I felt...

I am almost nine years into a Word spoken to me on December 28, 2008, “My Church is in Foreclosure.” Since that time, I have been amazed...

I must say that yesterday’s post was very uncomfortable for me and though not intended personal, may have felt that way for anyone...

I apologize for the poignant photo above, it seemed unavoidable to my conscience as I searched media files to best capture this post!...

The first wakeup call came in December of 2008, with a sense of gut, if not an actual voice: “My Church is in Foreclosure.” Following a...

From a New Testament perspective, it would come serve to contrast religion with the relationship that Jesus modeled.  In fact, the day of...

Life experience is the tool of the Teacher; capturing what the Teacher says is the skill that daily begs of me and thus the joy of...

I am quite certain after this election, both in NC and at the national level, this sovereign sorting (so it feels) will afford us the...

In my current read through Richard Rohr’s book, The Divine Dance, and given this awareness of my own mortality, along with my limited...

This morning, as I opened Richard Rohr’s newest book, The Divine Dance, I found myself in a moment of introspection. In just a few...

I can remember the first time I heard the phrase “Both/And” in a religious setting.  I was huddled among moderate Baptists with whom I...