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

Ave Verum Corpus by William Byrd. Text:"Ave verum Corpus, natum de Maria Virgine:vere passum immolatum in cruce pro homine:cujus latus perforatum, unda fluxit sanguine:esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examineO Jesu dulcis, O Jesu pie, O Jesu fili Mariae,miserere mei, Amen"… Continue reading

Are you growing anything? How about yourself? On these days of planting and in this season of considering the great seed planted for redemption, I have to wonder. I had to throw together a speech for a parenting class and… Continue reading

I find myself rummaging through old blog posts the way we do through pictures and other memories. After all, the seasons cycle through and so do our thoughts.  It is planting season again. We just returned from a trip to… Continue reading

I've posted this twice before, but you and I need it today as we often do. Be encouraged by this scripture set to music. Whatever you are going through, remember that the key word is the preposition, "through!" It is… Continue reading

"I remembered you, God, and I groaned. I meditated and my spirit grew faint." – Psalm 77:3 (NIV) What about the comfort, assurance, and peace pour quiet times are supposed to give us? What about the nurturing, loving, contemplative moments… Continue reading