In the Ancient Near East, the world from which the Bible emerged, successive cultures built cities on top of the ruins of old ones....

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...

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...

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...

There is something about Holy Week, and especially Maundy Thursday, that gets me every year. On Maundy Thursday, we remember that before...

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,...

According to recent studies, children, elementary age and younger, ask on average 300 questions a day. Although, I’m guessing some...

We last saw Peter in this mountaintop moment of faith when he made the bold and courageous declaration about Jesus, “You are the Messiah,...

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...

Growing up, we spent many summers at my grandparent’s lake cabin on Priest Lake in Idaho. I loved everything about those lake...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

As I think back over the years, I have many incredible memories of Christmases past. Memories of dinners around the table with family....

While in Glacier National Park this summer, Will and I made a daring choice. While hiking the Highline Trail we decided to add the Garden...

In his first two chapters, the author of the Gospel of Luke tells us his version of the events leading up to and immediately following...