The Body of Christ Is Dead
Faith won’t get us through the crisis in the Church. Hope and patience will.
Read MoreThe Blessing of Doubt
Doubt is an invitation to live a deeper faith.
Read MorePeace Be with You?
"Peacemaker" is not the name of a missile; it is a person who is willing to reveal his or her wounds.
Read MoreShare Your Joy
Joy is not a commodity to be hoarded; it is a gift to be shared. How do you share joy?
Read MoreWhat, How, and Who
The what only provides context for the how; together, they lead us to discover the who.
Read MoreGod Excludes Nothing
If God is a sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere, then where do you find God?
Read MoreThe Beginning of Self-Knowledge
If we don't go beyond introspection, we'll continue to think that we are better or more capable than we are (like Peter at the Last Supper).
Read MoreThe "More" of Myself
When we don't recognize that we are more than just our feelings, then we will behave like a certain hoofed mammal. Here are four ways to see that you are more.
Read MoreManaging the Variables of Happiness
What does it take to be happy? Is it simply a matter of addition and subtraction?
Read MoreDiscerning the Signs
Signs only makes sense if we have a discerning spirit.
Read MoreOut of Egypt I Have Called You
Egypt is a place in our hearts. Do you know how to find it?
Read MoreBlessed Are the Bridges
In times of division, what kind of bridge will you be?
Read MoreInconvenient Grace
Grace can feel like an inconvenience, but here are three ways to recognize them as blessings.
Read MoreTemptation
We cannot rush our way into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Commute
When I look at my commute through the lens of the Gospel, I realize that is is indeed a sacred journey.
Read MoreThe Boy Jesus at the Train Station
We must experience the Gospels if we want the Word to transform us.
Read MoreThe Commute of the Magi
Do you want to make your commute into a spiritual journey? Travel with these three gifts.
Read MoreAt the Foot of Jacob's Ladder
Note: I wrote this poem after reading "The Jacob's Ladder" by Denise Levertov.
Jacob's Dream statue and artwork on the campus of Abilene Christian University
It is a treacherous thing,
to go climbing with angels--
they make it look so easy.
Perhaps I should just sit
and watch for a while,
letting my heart make the ascent.
The Seagull
Even the gulls praise God, and they do it better than me.
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