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A mentor of mine uses this phrase to describe our tears. How does that sit with you? What is your experience? The world has given us...

This is my understanding and experience. Lent reminds us of our mortality, sin and of the Source of all life. Is sin simply an archaic...

21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? 22 For there is...

There is a wonderfully complex parable of Jesus about Wheat and Tares (essentially weeds) that is easy to assume is just about throwing...

Yesterday I saw this picture on the TobyMac page and thought it was beautiful. Then I made the classic mistake of reading the comments....

I have been considering the idea of bootstraps and how blessed I am to even have some to pull up. My life has not been easy but I feel...

A buddy and I have said over the years that karma is a b**** while grace is not. That isn't always the case for those experiencing the

This is my interpretation/paraphrase of Matthew 23:2-35,37 of the sickness within the Church today. Remember that Jesus loved those who

It's hard to have a crisis of faith while still holding onto faith. Somehow that is where I am these days. It's part of this grieving...

I have been blessed with the gift of faith since as long as I can remember. I had the scary theologies given to me such as: being an evil...

It has been just over a month since the murder of my sister at the hands of her son. I have an inner critic that is saying I don't need...

You are loved, accepted and included. Love breathed you into existence even if your parents didn't show you how valuable you truly are....

I have been reflecting on the various debates I engaged in with my Mom and my sister over the years. We are all deeply committed...

If you have read my blogs before you know I am a public processor. I don't believe that masks and pretending to have it all together is a...

I just got back from a two night, three day Scout camp with my youngest son. He is a Cub Scout and ranked at Webelo, a couple years away...

There are surely important things to where division becomes necessary. Hatred is not the inevitable result. It is insidious though. It...

How often do you hear a call to forgiveness and reconciliation these days? How often do you hear a call to repentance these days? We hear...

Is repentance just an archaic word? For many of us it brings to mind hell-fire preaching and decision making to believe Jesus is God and...

This one was very hard to write. But in light of George Floyd it must be shared. It is personal and I share my shame. It is a healthy...

A friend was asking about how to read the Bible without the lens of legalism which is a great question!! I know that when I am feeling...