I’ve started this post a dozen times in the last month and cannot figure out how to structure it. I can’t make it say what I want it to say. I tried approaching it from … Read more about Those Annoying, Pesky Identity Gnats
Darkness … and light
Twenty seven dead. Twenty of them children. There are no words. And publishing thoughts still in process is a risky thing, but it seems important to try. Children. Not … Read more about Darkness … and light
The Church of the Floating Jesus
Yesterday I attended a funeral – one of those sudden and unexpected deaths that don’t make sense this side of heaven. A vibrant, full of life, wife and mother collapses without … Read more about The Church of the Floating Jesus
I’m so grateful – I can’t give enough
About 25 years, my son Andrew had a best friend named Brett. Brett’s mom (Abby) was blind. A bump on the head as she went down a water slide a few months after she was married, … Read more about I’m so grateful – I can’t give enough
Sabbath and the fear of “not enough”
For the second time in recent months, I’ve taken some weeks off from blogging. In July I posted about what I was learning in busy seasons. I was having to let some things go. … Read more about Sabbath and the fear of “not enough”
Kingdom Journeys
Those who know me or who follow this blog know that I’ve been on a journey. Specifically, over the last ten years, the spiritual journey has included walking through the painful end of my … Read more about Kingdom Journeys
Here I Am To Worship …
In the last month or so I’ve attended church at an orphanage in India, at my home church in Georgia, at a megachurch through live streaming and at a bi-lingual Episcopal church in Fort … Read more about Here I Am To Worship …
What 6th Graders Taught Me About September 11 – and taking Jesus seriously
They taught me to wrestle with the hard sayings of Jesus. September 11 will roll around again in a couple of days. In 2001, the year of the attacks, I was teaching 6th grade Sunday … Read more about What 6th Graders Taught Me About September 11 – and taking Jesus seriously
Why I Love Ministry to Parents
[UPDATE 9/2020 - I'm still here, Parent Ministry has grown, and I still love my job.] There’s been a common thread in a lot of what I’ve done over the last 15 years. When I led … Read more about Why I Love Ministry to Parents