There is nothing “normal” or “typical” about Holy Week and Easter this year. COVID-19 has messed with our “usual” ways of experiencing and celebrating the a...

Do you ever wonder how to pray? I sure do. That’s especially true when I am confused or worried, when the situation is too complex to think my way through ...

Why is red the color of choice for the commercial and cultural celebration of St. Valentine’s Day? Some suggest that, since red enhances physical reactions, ...

#mainthing #Christcrucified #Jesus #churchminitry #coventrycathedral #shipsofheaven Saint Michael’s Parish Church of Coventry, located in England’s West Midl...

#Whatdoyoubelieve #TrustingGod #Holy Simple Theology My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or thin...

#Christmas#Christmascarols#hope#hatred#Longfellow# Like millions of others, I watched and listened to portions of the funeral service for President George He...

#downsizing #simplicity #spiritualformation #onething Like so many before me, one thing that retirement did was force me (and my wife, Lissa) to think about ...

#questions #love #askinggoodquestions I just finished a book by Alice Fryling called Seeking God Together (IVP. © 2009) about the kinds of small groups “whic...

Christine Valters Paintner in her book Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice talks about the beauty of the imperfect and an in...

#prayer, #attentive to God, In the long run, prayer is not about formulas, lists and methods. It’s about being with God and God being with us in freedom and...

Jesus said to them, “You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And He continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside...

I heard a good word this morning. It first came in a message shared by a pastor-friend who posed the question “Who am I?” at the beginning of her sermon She...

God’s will for our lives and how we live toward others ... even those we find hard to deal with? It’s clear. Not simple but clear. Love ... Pray ... Forgiv...

I read something recently that was so very freeing. Exploding mythes we tell ourselves of the "way they ought to be" rather than the way another person real...