“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and willRead More…
There’s a lot of buzz around a revival that has started at Asbury University in Kentucky as well as the “He Gets Us” commercials, but some people are skeptical. Critical even. (“We’llRead More…
Seems I’m always on a journey of some sort, even if I don’t leave Castle Rock, Colorado. These journeys are internal. Here are notes from my current one. I purposefully got ridRead More…
In May of 2007, there was a white supremacist rally in Knoxville, TN. About thirty supporters showed up, along with about sixty protesters. The protesters had decided to get creative. They arrivedRead More…
I’ve been reading Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus by Jared Byas (Zondervan). Byas recounts the story about three blind men bumping into anRead More…
In keeping with my word for the year, “awareness” (of the Divine), I’m launching into some pretty heavy contemplative books. You know, giving the roots an opportunity to grow deeper. I’m aRead More…
That’s my word for the year. Here’s the backstory. When I became a Christian at the ripe old age of six, it was a decision, not an epiphany. I still remember theRead More…
We’re now past Christmas and on to a new year, but that makes the fifth Advent candle, the Christ candle, even more important, at least to me. I was raised in theRead More…
Oh boy. I really backed myself into a corner in writing about the love candle. I’m no poet or songwriter. I just write little essays. And who amongst us can say, “I’mRead More…
Continuing with the Advent candle theme, the third candle represents joy. If you’re familiar with the Enneagram, I’m a “7 Wannabe.” 7’s tend to have a sense of optimism, freedom and adventure.Read More…