Years ago, I took a six-week backpacking trip through Europe. It was glorious—so worth the blisters and weariness and surprises. We camped a lot since we went on the cheap, so myRead More…

Right now, I’m curled up with my laptop on my son and daughter-in-law’s couch. Four feet away, my little grandson snoozes peacefully in his cute little bassinet. Vegetable curry is simmering onRead More…

Matthew 27:1-26 The Best News Ever The Apostles’ Creed starts like this: “I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of theRead More…

Matthew 26:51-75This passage is about human nature. Within hours of Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the people did a 180. And one of his best friends, Peter, denied him three times, withRead More…

Matthew 20:17-34 If you’re an American, you’ve seen the red MAGA caps. You might even have one. Make America Great Again. So what is greatness? In this passage, the mother of theRead More…

Matthew 18:15-35Misdeed Management Everybody screws up. For our own screw-ups, Jesus said to ask for forgiveness. No more Old Testament bird sacrifices and such. No more carrying around those 10,000 pound gorillasRead More…

Matthew 17 Jesus took his buddies Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain where he was changed to an exalted state. Two Old Testament greats showed up, and aRead More…

I had an experience a couple of days ago I just have to tell you about. (Next week we’ll pick back up with excerpts from The Journey, my soon-to-be-released book.) So…my friend,Read More…