Saul was a head above most men. David was ruddy and smaller in stature. Saul was driven by an evil spirit and died a crazed, God-forsaken man. David drove an evil spirit from...
Twice in my life, I’ve found myself in work situations that were what I call my "wilderness years." Those are those perplexing, maddening, frustrating, depressing times when there’s either no work...
I’ve been blogging for four years now and the time seems to have passed like a breath. In the beginning, I was more concerned about communicating a message than I was about the...
As most of you who receive the Daily Reflections know, I write these devotions as part of my job as Senior Director...
Psalm 132 focuses on David and his concern for God’s “house” in Jerusalem, the temple that David’s son Solomon would build. In this context, the psalmist prays for the priests who served in...
When I was a young girl and summer days stretched long before me, I whittled away the heavy heat one page at a time. A favorite thing to do was spread out on...
Like many working people, I have an annual review. It begins as my boss and I work independently to think about my job description, yearly goals, and yearly accomplishments. Then we get together...
The man in the lumber aisle of the home improvement store was kind enough to cut the pipe for us. Until this day, I'd had no idea that college students used PVC pipe...
“I’ve started putting intentional margins into my life…. I have designated times when I unplug the gadgets, no matter how useful they...
In Marine Corps boot camp, I was yelled off the bus, yelled into formation, yelled into marching. My uniform and equipment were...
When I was a boy, my friends and I would play a game with our imaginations. We asked each other questions like...
Having recently left a 20-year engagement as a minister at Covenant Baptist Church, I’m suddenly asking a question that is both familiar and unfamiliar. ...
Where is God? How can we find God?Even though atheism is receiving ample attention these days, still, the vast majority of people are seeking relationship with God. Some go on pilgrimages, hoping...
What is the foundation of your life? On what do you base your well-being, your sense of purpose, your priorities and principles? We can build our lives on all sorts of things, including...
I stomped one foot, then the other on the frozen sidewalk, peering down the street, hoping to see the bus. My breath fogged the air. In the canyon of Chicago high rises, here...
December 10, 1984 ...
For sixteen years, I was senior pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church, a moderate-sized church in Orange County, California. Compared to most churches in America, we were large. But Irvine Pres...
"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' 'I will not,' he answered, but...
Every now and then as I read Scripture, a word or a phrase jumps out at me. Sometimes this happens because the Spirit of God stirs in my mind. Sometimes I am simply...
In 1 Corinthians 2, Paul explains that God makes himself and his ways known to us through the Spirit: “For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets” (2:10). Apart from...
