Sometimes it’s the little luxuries that make the day. Today the aroma of coffee reminded me of that. Taking time to savor the flavor became important. Gratitude was sweeter to stir in than sugar or any kind of substitute. What’s one simple thing that, when noticed, becomes a luxury for you? Feel free to leave…

I fell, shattering my ankle. Had many new “learning opportunities” with that. Some will yield lessons for years to come. There are other things you’d rather not hear about.  At least I hope that’s true, because I don’t want to relive them as I tell them. Somewhere in between are things are so simple they…

Easter, Resurrection, New Life —all those things we sing about and talk about and wonder about— they really do matter. One of my favorite promises is from our old friend St. Paul, If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2nd Corinthians 5:17, NIV) It…

He was speaking to British troops, but those words apply to us. They were in the midst of the Second World War, but those words apply to us. We are on this side of that first Easter, and those words apply to us. We are on this side of the Resurrection, and those words apply…

True  story.  (The best ones always are.) We were about to eat lunch. The person praying was labeled Special Needs. As soon as the Amen was said, I was fumbling for my pocket notebook to write down that prayer. “Thank you, God, for everything. And for life being so good.  Amen.” Wow — I’ve been trying…

How many people saw Jesus after that first Easter? How many places? How many times? How often? When? You can comb through Scripture and find it was to quite a large number of people, in a variety of places, and happened more than ten times. My favorite part is how most are introduced: somewhat casually, as if to…

Easter. Monday. After all those hymns and choruses and lilies and eggs and special offerings and chocolate and family time and fine-tuned sermons and whatever else yesterday included for you…it’s Monday. It’s Easter Monday. It’s time to let yesterday matter today. Time to let the resurrection make a difference. Easter Monday can be the day you take…

Despite what Jesus had said several times in several ways, they were not expecting his tomb to be empty. They were not expecting to see him again. It was, and they did. Unexpectedly so, on both counts. Where today will you encounter the Resurrected Christ? Where today will you be given a hint of resurrection?…

You pushed the elevator button.  You wait. You listened to the greeting on the voice mail, next will come the beep.  You wait. You moved the tap at the sink from cold water to hot.  You wait. You took something for your headache.  You wait. You stand between Good Friday and Easter.  You wait. It’s…

One of my favorite bands has a song that says, “I shouted out, ‘Who killed the Kennedys?’ when after all it was you and me.” Today, Good Friday, is a day when some want to ask “Who killed Jesus?” Same answer: “It was you and me.”