listen here hello, Lord: it's me, your child. I have a few things on my mind. right now I'm faced with big decisions...
Broken Hearts and Invitations
My long-time friend Trisha has a couple boys, and last week they came out of Sabbath School and said, "So Mommy, if Jesus lives in our ...
Long Legs and Walking with Confidence
Once, when I was nine, I stood in the hallway and admired myself in the mirror. I turned my body left and right, I looked up and down. Annou...
near Lake Superior in July past
The thunder was the test of You, dropping from heaven in heavy bursts. Ravenous lightning licking up the sky was the test...
To choose and live with courage
I've had occasion to reconsider my decision to leave my pastoral position in Oregon and remain in Michigan for PhD studies. Often I'...
So. I have some news.
No. I'm not pregnant. Important things happen that don't involve babies, you know ;) >> I have resigned from my position a...
the test of the commandment
The Sabbath is doing its appointed work in me today. As the sun sank past the corn fields I was restless and exhausted, sleepy but stress...
Isolation versus Intimacy: thoughts on porn and liberation.
"Truth is, p0rn liberated men much the same way The Pill liberated women. Men are no longer obligated to lifetime economic contracts me...
What to Wear When Riding a Stuffed Giraffe: Suit Jacket or No?
Confession time: I'm afraid to become a professional pastor. Not that I'm afraid of full-time ministry. Not that I'm afraid ...
Somewhere Between Two Steps
It was somewhere between the time that his left foot pushed off the lower step and his right foot landed on the next step that sh...
Counting my shirts
A few weeks ago I re-read the Gospels. Obviously there is a lot of richness in those four books on Jesus' life, but what forcefully stru...
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