Mathias was a replacement. His life not only reminds us that anyone can be replaced, but that we can be replaced by an unknown person who is willing to serve. Continue reading

Acts 1:15-26 (NRSV) In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who… Continue reading

Respect for others does not mean you reject what you believe. It means you are confident enough in what you believe not to be threatened. Continue reading

There are more stories to tell than there are story tellers and there is no shortage of material for the story tellers to use. Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash Sometimes I am asked where I get material about which to write and… Continue reading

What will the next day of your life be like? Continue reading

What does it take to bring sworn, bitter, ideological enemies together? Continue reading

  We remember so that we will not forget. We intentionally resist forgetting because it is in forgetting that we endanger ourselves and others by divorcing perspective from our present and future decisions. Then, we blame some leader or party… Continue reading

“…don’t worry about making it happen. Live. Think. Pray. Live fully; live well; live abundantly; live free.” Continue reading

“He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.” – John 9:25 Continue reading

“…if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” Continue reading