God’s breath or spirit is what animates all of life.
Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, is the day we celebrate the Holy Spirit descending on the disciples sounding something like a mighty...
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May 9
There is a Prayer for When Everything is Falling Apart
The prayers of lament are the prayers of darkness. Theologian Barbara Brown Taylor defines darkness as “everything I do not know, cannot...
May 2
The Prayerbook of the Bible
If you have ever tried to read your way through the psalms, beginning with Psalm 1 and ending with Psalm 150, you might be surprised....
Apr 25
God is a Forgiving God
In the Ancient Near East, the world from which the Bible emerged, successive cultures built cities on top of the ruins of old ones....
Apr 18
A Sheep's Perspective
Over the next several weeks as we explore the psalms, you might find yourself asking questions such as, “Is God a rock, a shepherd, or a...
Apr 11
There's a Psalm for Everything
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are humans that you are...
Apr 4
Feed My Sheep
In Luke’s version of Easter morning, Peter ran to the empty tomb, looked inside, then left amazed at what he had seen. In the Gospel of...
Mar 29
That's Grace
There is something about Holy Week, and especially Maundy Thursday, that gets me every year. On Maundy Thursday, we remember that before...
Mar 21
Holy Week
Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. It’s the beginning of a journey that contains the human story – the highs, the lows, the hopes,...
Mar 14
Asking questions
According to recent studies, children, elementary age and younger, ask on average 300 questions a day. Although, I’m guessing some...
Mar 7
What if we didn't know the story?
We last saw Peter in this mountaintop moment of faith when he made the bold and courageous declaration about Jesus, “You are the Messiah,...
Feb 29
Who are you, Lord?
One day, as Jesus and his disciples are walking along, he turns and asks, “Who do people say that I am?” It’s not hard to imagine the...
Feb 22
Courage
Growing up, we spent many summers at my grandparent’s lake cabin on Priest Lake in Idaho. I loved everything about those lake...
Feb 15
Figuring Out Faith with Peter
Peter is perhaps the most famous of Jesus’ disciples. In Peter, we see a person who is both steadfast and unsteady, a dear friend and a...
Feb 8
Remember and Hope
In a sermon called “A Room Called Remember,” Frederick Buechner says, “Hope stands up to its knees in the past and keeps its eyes on the...
Feb 1
We've Returned!
Our Egypt crew arrived safely home! I think I can speak for all of us to say, while we are deeply grateful for the chance to travel to...
Jan 25
Where Did You See God Today?
Each evening, as we gather for dinner, we’ve reflected on the question “Where did you see God today?” As we’ve traveled we’ve seen God in...
Jan 22
God Present in the World
Greetings from Cairo! Our full team of 10 arrived safely and we had a great first day in Egypt! We’re all a little jet-lagged, but we...
Jan 11
We are Called Beloved
It’s the time of year when we start hearing all about new year’s resolutions. The seemingly endless messages seem to be something like,...
Jan 5
Celebrating Epiphany
The twelve days of Christmas is more than just the name of a song: it’s an actual season of the church. We prepare for Christmas through...
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