A New Year's Scripture and Prayer
As I took time in quiet to start this first day of another new year, I found myself wondering how many may be reading this 1st Psalm with...
Joy in the Advent Journey
This morning as I was considering my “to do list” for this short, yet busy week, I sensed that God was telling me to look at things from...
Holding on to Jesus - Then and Now
This past Sunday, we looked at Mary Magdalene, the first to see the resurrected Jesus on Easter morning (John 20:14). When she...
"The Gift of Unexpected Time?" - How Will You Use it?
In this time of challenge and change it seems that most of us have an unexpected "gift" - free time. Time once spent with appointments,...
Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow
Along with a number of other pastors in the area, a local radio station recently asked me to share a 2 minute devotional to encourage...
Can We Talk? - Analog Over Digital
I confess, the digital space and virtual world is getting crowded. With the inability to meet as a church, there are many pressures for...
Relating across Social Distancing
Thank God for technology! Without it, this time of social distancing could be so isolating. But thankfully our phones still work, texts...
For such a time as this, let's be the Church, C3!
As I recently promised, I am going to get back to blogging far more regularly. I will start with some encouragement for this time as we...
Celebrating God's Incarnation
Celebrating God’s Incarnation The views about Christians celebrating Christmas and Advent seem to proliferate in today’s...
Love My Neighbor? - Sure, but how?
SMLXL "And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39 (NIV)). Who among us does not know this...