Harvest reminds us of continuity. The wheat in the fields points upward toward the God who brings growth year after year along with the changing seasons. Continue reading

These thing, I pray for you today. Continue reading

Jesus’ response was to feel the indignation, grief, and compassion, recognize the risk, and do what he would do anyway. Continue reading

Sometimes the sins are public people are ugly, almost as ugly as mine. Continue reading

  iSad: Here's to the crazy ones. Apple – Steve Jobs – Quote Today, your assignment it to see the spark in someone in whom you do not expect a spark.Find the spark and do or say what you can… Continue reading

  "First, do no harm." -  Hippocrates Something happened about 5 years ago. I struggled with it and still do because it represents something larger. … not political, although it can be … … something holistic about violence and something… Continue reading

Satisfied with His likeness,Beholding His face in righteousness,Fully awakened from dullness of mind,Fully engaged, embracing this day,We move on in the spirit of Psalm 17. Continue reading

Devaluation of life is a cancer wherever it emerges, whether it it unborn life, lives of people living among us, or the lives of future generations who will inhabit this planet. We must create a climate and community that values,… Continue reading

Cain and Abel, 15th-century German depiction from Speculum Humanae Salvationis "But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell." – Genesis 4:5  Have you ever felt the sting of God… Continue reading

The Preaching of St. John the Baptist by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1566 “… Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” – John 1:29  It is not enough to have a theoretical understanding of God’s redemption… Continue reading