most meaningful stories emerge out of interruptions and disruptions to our otherwise neatly planned lives.
Read more The Life I Plan, or Interruption? (seeking a manageable balance)
It’s impossible to pause, look at the details of my life, think about all the amazing blessings I engage every single day
Read more The World Awaits – living through the lens of gratitude
It’s well after midnight, but I’d like to briefly check in from Camp NuHop in Ohio. I’m here for a weekend retreat, with a small group of men from First Presbyterian Church in Delaware. The topic is “The Adventure of Being a Disciple,” and my task is to invite the guys to seek God and…
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. – Numbers 6:24-26 For our family, Mother’s Day turns out to be one more excuse to get together and celebrate life. Of course, it helps…
Sometimes the life story is a drama; often it can be comedy; on rare occasions the best descriptor has been tragedy; then there has also been a lot of poetry, much inspiration, some mystery, barely any science-fiction, and absolutely no true crime! But always, as a consistent undercurrent, this life is a Great Adventure.
Morning has broken, like the first morning Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the world I’m not a fan of moving the clock forward an hour in the spring, getting used to a new schedule, and then turning it back an…
Read more the fact of God doesn’t require a stylized spiritual “moment” to make it so
First, my invitation to view my “Reading Between the Lines” column at Wake Forest Today. Then a short reflection on this week’s Big Move with my parents. Finally a photo essay to go with the move. MY COLUMN: We’re one week into Lent 2014. Few people – especially Protestants – pay much attention to the…
