Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses. Our greatest weaknesses are our greatest strengths. Our greatest pitfalls are those principles that define us and that we cannot be who we are without. We can do this thing called America well… Continue reading

And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their… Continue reading

God of all creation, Father of life and love and truth,Our One and only Master, Your grace, mercy, and peace have sustained us through these days.We have been touched by deep sorrow and burning anger. Our hearts have been shaken.Our… Continue reading

The Love of God (Judges 5:7)  The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.  Deborah was no stereotypical mother. But a mother, she was.  She was… Continue reading

There are costs to following Jesus and excuses for not doing so. Everything of value costs something. We can think of endless excuses to procrastinate, obstinate, and prevaricate. We'll do anything but drop whatever we are doing and change directions.… Continue reading

I am going back five years as I prepare to turn the corner on another milestone, a 20 year anniversary as pastor of the church I serve. I wrote the following piece and blogged it here five years ago as… Continue reading

"At twenty a man is full of fight and hope." "At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he's seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he knows he… Continue reading

Are you afraid of empty tombs? Fear not. Listen to  Matthew 28:1-10 Or read along. It had not occurred to me that there might be a pervasive fear among us of empty tombs. I am certainly aware of the fear… Continue reading

Morning has come. It is a new day. The King has risen. It is yet dark, but the sun is rising because the Son is risen! I wonder if you know Him … That's my King!     That’s My… Continue reading

There is no Sunday without Saturday. Before we celebrate, let us contemplate. Before we bounce in the light; let us renounce the darkness. Before we exult, let us exalt the moment of His being abandoned, forsaken, and vulnerable. Once, there… Continue reading