Owning the Mission

January 22, 2023
Have you ever changed your mind about something?  A couple months ago I discovered that I can play Solitaire on my phone.  I know, I know, this isn’t exactly brand-new…

Everyday Epiphany

January 8, 2023
It's January!  I mention that only because it's only the eighth day of the new year, and already I feel behind.  I'm not really ready to be done with Christmas…

It’s Christmas Time!

December 25, 2022
  Knock knock. Who's there?  Anna.  Anna who?  Anna partridge in a pear tree! I know, pathetic, right?  I'm hoping it's one of those jokes that's so bad it's good. …

Repenting for Life

December 18, 2022
I’m going to say a word.  It’s not a new word.  It’s a word you’ve heard lots of times before, hopefully several times in these weeks of Advent.  It’s an…

God Is Gracious

December 4, 2022
I just turned 56 this week, and my kids asked me if being in my late 50’s is different from being in my late 40’s.  Right away I said, “Yes!” …

Praying for Advent

November 27, 2022
Have you ever said a prayer like Isaiah’s?  “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence!”  Isaiah doesn’t…

Keep It Moving!

November 20, 2022
We did it!  We made it through another liturgical year.  This has been a year of progress, of “getting back to normal”—not needing to wear masks in most places, gathering…