The world is out of control. The Novel Corona Virus is out of control. Our attempts to get the virus under control have put our economy and our public life out of control. And now our attempts to take back...

When have you noticed God at work?  What is the first sign which leads you to suspect that God may be at work? In The Star Thrower, Loren Eiseley writes about “discerning in the flow of ordinary events the point at which...

I ended my last post with this invitation/challenge:  “I invite you to experiment with thinking about God in terms of desire and character instead of first applying a paradigm of intentions, designs and plans.  Give it a try.” Here’s a...

How do we live a full life?  What is that manner of life which leaves the world a better place? My answer to these two questions is based on two fundamental beliefs: Character matters God becomes incarnate in human lives...

Each morning, our dog and I go for a walk.  We take the same route, through a neighborhood of small houses with even smaller yards.  After a couple hundred of these walks I am still noticing new things. There are...

What do you do to keep from panic in the midst of an immediate crisis?  When it is going from bad to worse, and everything seems to be out of your control, and there is no one you can turn...

In a couple of weeks I am going to be performing the wedding of my niece and her fiancé.  At the end of the ceremony I will say, “By the authority given to me … I now pronounce you husband...

“Who’s to blame?” This is a question asked and answered all too frequently.  Sometimes it is simply an attempt to avoid responsibility; if someone else can be blamed, then I will look better.  Sometimes it is an honest attempt to...

This morning I was thinking about a decision I made which had some dire immediate consequences, leading to the closure of the church I was pastoring.  It was the right choice but it caused much pain for me and many...

Welcome to a new blog!  This post is an introduction.  There are some previous posts as I was trying to get my thoughts together.  Check some of them out after reading this one. With this blog, I invite you to...