“When you fast,” Jesus said, not “if you fast”. I don't know what your experience with fasting has been, but I know that it's not...

What is prayer like? It is a question I posed to my seminary students. Here is a story one of my students recently told me: "It was one...

I hate grocery shopping! I hate the time it takes to replace all we have eaten in the past week—buying the same stuff over and over I...

Blessings… Sit for a moment and think what comes to mind as you read that word… One morning recently, I was sitting with the LORD,...

I called him saucy from the moment I first saw him,                                      as if he were lauding it over his...

During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes a statement that has resonated over time, both challenging and inspiring believers: "Do not...

Imagine for a moment that you’re walking through a dense forest at twilight. The sun has dipped below the horizon, and darkness starts to...

For several months now, we have been wandering through the words of Jesus we tend to call The Beatitudes with the desire to make them...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9). This...

“Wait,” Jesus said, “for the gift My Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few...

For those who follow the liturgical calendar, today is Ascension Day, Thursday May 8. For those of us who don’t, the Ascension passes...

Riding the Galloping Goose Trail last week, my eyes were drawn to the shape of several of the trees I was passing. The Galloping Goose is...

Picture this: two weary travelers, hearts heavy with grief and confusion, trudging along the dusty road to Emmaus. It is long 7-mile...

Come, join me as we view the resurrection of Jesus through the eyes of the disciple named Thomas. Many of us know him as “Doubting...

This Eastertide offers a time of reflection, renewal, and rejoicing in the profound story of resurrection. One figure who stands...

Have you noticed, as we are slowly unpacking the blessings of Jesus, the progression? We must start with poverty of spirit, by...

Would you join us on an adventure—a step back into the past? Easter Sunday is over! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! We celebrated...

I am a word nerd, so I love looking at the origins of words that have become too familiar to us. Consider the deep roots of the word...

He is Risen! He is Risen! He is Risen! Yesterday, churches around the globe triumphantly declared the truth of Resurrection Sunday; the...

The kingfisher sits motionless in the tree outside my sister’s home.  The beautiful colors glimmer in the sunshine. Suddenly, he dives...