Longer days provide more opportunities to work in the yard. A couple of weeks ago Patty and I were transplanting…

What a week! Sunday - Ryan told a bit about our recent trip to Guatemala. (The music is good but…

Everyone chooses a frame for their story. Consider it the borders that give a sense of the tapestry of experiences.…

There was a day when I cared deeply about site statistics. If a person sets out to write, (more…)

I still find Eugene Peterson's introduction to his series, Eat This Book, to be fascinatingly accurate. If you have not heard…

I cannot remember when my mail was last delivered by a USPS worker on foot. (more…)

No matter how we plan for eventualities we learn that life is arbitrary. That is another way of saying that…

Some ongoing rattling around my head from Sunday's texts from Matthew 5. When we talk about our motivation for love…

They waited 30 years. Progress, it was insisted, required the flooding of their village. Most of us would not think…

A friend recently asked why I was teaching a Sunday morning Bible Study. I am the pastor. Some do not…