From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise. Practice these things: whatever you learned, received,…
I would like to build this post around a photo that popped up in my feed from the summer of 2013. Here it is: Rebekah, me, and Scout Labradoodle taking a selfie, moments from saying goodbye to the house we had just emptied and cleaned for the new owner. Not just leaving the house but…
It’s been a while since I missed three consecutive days posting at Life, Gratitude, Faith, & Passion; but it’s also been a while since I was at a retreat center without wi-fi! Besides, there was way too much going on to even contemplate taking time away for any writing. The occasion was the annual men’s…
It’s Christmas Eve. And today is the day I get to find out if my Christmas spirituality is A) all about Jesus, or B) all about tradition. Let me explain. Rebekah has been in ministry now for 31-plus years. This means that today is Christmas Eve #32 since we left graduate school and headed to Trinity…
