The news out of Harrisburg, PA yesterday was heartbreaking. A grand jury investigated sexually predatory behavior in the Catholic church going back 70 years. The published report listed 301 priests who preyed on children leaving thousands of people confused, afraid,… Continue reading

Ever found yourself  in a conversation that you could not understand? I was talking computer jargon with someone the other day. Another person who was standing there looked at us blankly, then she laughed and said, “Well I hear the… Continue reading

One of my role models in ministry was accused of sad, selfish sinfulness last month, disgraced even as he was preparing to hand off the church he planted forty years ago, one that grew to be one of the largest… Continue reading

Life feels like constant maintenance to me. My house requires attention, all of the time. Some is routine like keeping the water softener charged and the lawns mowed. There are things that have to be monitored and those that must… Continue reading

Love!  A million songs are written about it. Every man, woman, and child craves it. Many don’t understand it. Some think it’s just about sex. Love makes us cry, fills us with longing, and can make life oh so sweet.… Continue reading

Around the table several of us were engaged with a ministry task, wrestling ideas to find the right way to go forward.  Initially, I was convinced that we needed to ‘get going,’ getting started sooner rather than later. That is… Continue reading

As I prayed last night, I mused about what it means to ‘love God.’  It’s a good question to ponder since Jesus said that loving God with heart, soul, mind, and strength is the top priority for every one of… Continue reading

Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Catholic priest, well known for his writing about authentic Christian spirituality, was a brilliant man, a university professor, a prolific writer. He took the call of Christ seriously and wanted to know Him in deeper ways.… Continue reading

I hate suffering! There I said it.  I like happy days, when I sing along with the radio, when in spite of the fact of being unable to dance, I go ahead and shuffle my feet.  Tears show up uninvited… Continue reading

“Jesus is returning soon!”  That message makes some quake, some sneer, some yawn.  A young man angrily told me how the teaching of his youth about the Lord’s return made him terribly fearful in his teen years, numerous times feeling… Continue reading