Dreams. Tricky, right? How do I know if my dream is from God? What if I’m making this up in my head...
As the truck rumbled over the rugged African landscape, the villagers could hear it coming from miles away. Bud and his dad...
Ephesians 5:6 delivers bad news. God's wrath is coming "on those who are disobedient." What should we think of this? How should...
We haven’t gone to church regularly in weeks. A long winter, work schedule changes and a church move at the beginning of...
The scarlet cardinal sings somewhere above my head. I look for him in the neighbor's tree, the one to my right, with the low branches that kiss the picket tops of our privacy...
It's a Friday afternoon. I wait for my mother’s arrival, and can only imagine how our lives are about to change. ...
As I considered Ephesians 5:6, I was struck by the phrase "empty words." This seems like such an apt phrase in our world today. Yet, obviously, empty words were a matter of concern...
What is your heart's desire? What do you want more than anything else in the world? What do you long for most of all? ...
I try to get out early, before my shadow begins to fold beneath me, before the sun becomes a harsh companion. I...
This year on Holy Saturday—the day before Easter—I got my first-ever professional pedicure. As I drove to the salon for this girl-date...
When we first moved to St. Louis, we lived in a suburb that had two large synagogues or temples. In fact, we...
“When we drove into our driveway after church, our neighbor stood from her crouched position pulling weeds in her flower garden, walked...
Psalm 104 celebrates God’s greatness by reflecting on the wonders of creation. As we see the glories of this world, even in...
Friends of mine are downsizing from a new, sizable home in a wealthy suburb to a modest, comfortable ranch in the small...
When you first read Ephesians 5:5, you might wonder if this verse is a threat. Is Paul threatening us with exclusion from Heaven if we engage in sexual sin or greed? Is this...
"Words matter. So make your words count." ...
During my tenure at Irvine Presbyterian Church, the men of the church went on an annual retreat. Yes, there was plenty of...
I grew up in a culture that frowned upon swearing. In my family, I wasn't even supposed to say things like "Shut...
Although I have heard the story of Easter every single year I have been alive, the grace of God still seems so mysterious.
I cannot read Psalm 103 without thinking of Bill Cody. Bill was the Director of Laity Lodge, the retreat center associated with The High Calling, from 1965 through 1979. As you may recall, I was a...
