Yesterday I took some household goods to a place downtown where people recovering from a hard life hang out. As I was unloading my trunk, a guy with long scraggly hair andRead More…

“Night and darkness and fog,confused world and turmoil.Dark gloom tears the earth,beats and stabs the sun.”            ~Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348-413) This is from a wondrous new piece of music called “Illuminare” byRead More…

“I dreamed of rains and the rains came,soft and easy, sweet and clear.I dreamed of rain and the rains came,and peace spread over the land. I dreamed of summer and the windsRead More…

This has been a week of waiting. Waiting on the world. Last night, the world changed. “Russia invades Ukraine in largest European attack since WW2.” “World leaders denounce Russia’s hideous and barbaricRead More…

I’ve been musing on a new space for the thriving life in the midst of these confusing times. We can choose it…or we can stay polarized. Maybe I’m a dreamer (true), butRead More…

Sometimes, our old spaces don’t work anymore. We find ourselves turning to the road less taken. The narrow path. The place of seekers. It’s a space where we feel like outliers, beRead More…

I’d like to be known as someone who promotes Inspiracy Theories. I don’t even think “inspiracy” is a word, but it should be. Let’s just say I’d rather be inspiring than conspiring.Read More…

I was once chastised for the language I used in the newsletters of a Christian ministry I directed. But it’s not what you think. I was chastised for not using ecclesiastical language.Read More…

Right now, a lot of people are doing a thing. It’s hidden though. If you take the media too seriously, you’d think there are just a few of us doing it. TheRead More…

I’ve seen a glimmer of hope. Whole swaths of Christians are reading Gentle and Lowly, a book about the true character of Jesus. Author Dane Ortlund writes, “The posture most natural toRead More…