In my first semester as a freshman in college, I stared death in the face while clinging to a cliff almost 100 feet off the ground. With no ropes, no protection, and no skill, my friend Matt and I impulsively went for an early morning climb before class. …

I am not sorry to watch 2021 come to a close. Then again, the trials and tribulations of 2020 certainly spurred most of us to raise a glass last New Year’s Eve resolutely vowing: 2021 will be much, much better…right? Yet, here we are. Wishful thinking and prophetic insight are…

Having led worship in various capacities for over 35 years, one would think it should be easy for me to wrap up this Christmas series on the topic of worship. But the truth is: I have beheld too much. Yes, I love God with all my heart, with all my…

His law is love and his gospel is peace Every time I see a T-shirt or yard sign with the Love is Love slogan, I want to prod the person to expound beyond the bromide and prove out the next level of what they are trying to tell us. …

Christmas. Widely adored the world over as the most glorious, holy, and joyous time of the year. It is a transcendent season that compels us to look above and look within as all creation celebrates the birth of the immortal God wrapped in newborn skin. Who could have ever envisioned…

As is often my pattern, I just sat down to write after an evening of leading worship in one of our local prayer rooms. …

Move over MAGA, BBB is here. I have studied the creation, development, ingredients, and adverse effects of the SARS-COV-2 genetic jab for nearly a year now. So much so, I could probably pass a biology test on the basics of the science. However, despite my ardent investigative rigor, just this…

I have waited an entire year to write this. At the time, I sensed it was too easy to hop on the wagon and parrot back what everyone was already thinking. But as is often the case, the passage of time begins to gently reveal the depths of a matter…

~A Psalm of David, Chapter 37 Verse 1 It’s been a pattern that my best, most honest writing begins with a splinter under my skin. By nature, I am an overly positive, hope-filled person (Enneagram 7, folks). So, it seems odd that the bother births the blogging. …