This a.m., as I continued my read through I Samuel, I found myself wondering as I witnessed the powerful work of God in David’s life. ...

Perhaps my favorite Book of the Bible is Ruth; this morning as I began for the “umpteenth” time to read it, I was stuck by the irony in...

Early on in my Christian experience, I found it quite easy to deliver what apparently were beneficial lessons to what used to be called...

By definition, a paradox is a statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. ...

I was gripped this morning, as I contemplated a powerful message delivered yesterday morning, one centered on John 13-17. This...

All my life I have been guided by a sense of providence; from early on in my walk with Christ, an awareness of some unfolding dream, much...

The older I get, the more mysterious the Word becomes. After reading scripture, in fact the same book for forty years, one would think...

Moving into 2014 is a “new slate” moment for me. With the mayoral season behind me, there seems plenty of room to consider what my next...

It’s New Years eve, a time of reflection but also a time of looking toward future application of newly acquired learnings. My 2014 goal...

“When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to...

I am hurried this a.m., as I was told we will be attending the first service! However, my read through Matthew continues to stir my...

If Christ were God, and God is love, which is my belief, then God becoming flesh to dwell among us, must have had a reason; perhaps it...

This morning I read only a few words into Matthew 15 before feeling that welcomed, compelling need to write. Jesus speaks to the...

I usually use this site just to “think out loud” in the morning and that can get quite lengthy. Thought this would be refreshing to...

This morning as I read through the Gospel of Mark, I was struck by the motivations of those described in Chapter 14. In the chapter...

“A man was walking through the woods in springtime.1 The air was thrilling and throbbing with the passion of little hearts, with the...

As I grow older, my life becomes even more prone to look back, searching through experiential data, examining my steps. Actually this is...

Some of my most cherished moments in life have occurred as I walked my way through the conundrums of public leadership, often struggling...

This morning as I was “praying through” my continued desire to be real and much less religious, I was pondering the struggle of the many...

I got up this a.m., read the newspaper and as usual given our political climate, was again dismayed by headlines about a friend whom I...