Are you so focused on some goal, some destination, some accomplishment – that you have forgotten that there is joy to be found right here, right now? Bev and I drove across the United States in the Summer of 2011… Continue reading

Wednesday, feeling great after surgery and a long hospital stay, I got out my Miata, put the top down and drove, soaking up the sunshine. I didn’t care who could hear me singing! As I gave thanks, it came to… Continue reading

Just about everything I know of has an expiration date. Batteries lose their charge. Milk goes sour in the refrigerator. Cereal gets stale. Bread molds. I was reminded again that my life is time limited during my recent stay in… Continue reading

“America, America, God shed His grace on thee!” The words are part of “America, the Beautiful” a prayerful song that Katherine Lee Bates scribbled quickly into her notebook in 1893 after making a trip to the top of Pikes Peak. … Continue reading

Though I am not a big fan of baseball, the news caught my eye. “Perfect Game!”   The report informed me that out of about 235,500 Major League Baseball games played, just 24 have been “perfect.”  What does that mean? A… Continue reading

In February, when traveling in Israel, I visited the northern most part of the country, a rural region that lies at the foot of Mt. Hermon, a snow-capped peak. The headwaters of the Jordan River bubble up from the ground… Continue reading

I knew an older man I’ll call Stan.  God brought him into my life at a time when I was wrestling with myself, my call, and some difficult inner questions. He had lived a simple life in terms of earthly… Continue reading

I sat with a friend yesterday who is dying. She was weak, hardly able to speak. We shared Communion, prayed, and talked about hope even with tears. Then, while I drove home the news came that wreckage of the missing… Continue reading

Over lunch yesterday a friend of 40 years and I just talked – about kids, church, politics, and life. Our time is not just enjoyable, it provides me with insight and balance in my life.  In another exchange, a friend… Continue reading

Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, is in China meeting with leaders of that nation. His is a diplomatic mission in which he speaks as an authorized representative of the United States. This weekend his primary charge was… Continue reading