For our prayerful consideration today — Extravagant Forgiveness — and for the focus for our actions today.

For our prayerful consideration today — Lavish Generosity — and for the focus for our actions today.

Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day? I may not be as strong as I think, but I know many tricks and I have resolution. No one should be alone in their old…

For our prayerful consideration today — Radical Love — and for the focus for our actions today.

For a long time I’ve been bothered that we let one part of Christ’s Holy Church corner the market on Acts 2. We let them walk out the door with the very word that names that day. At least they…

A friend asked me something a while ago, and as part of my response the chorus from an old Steppenwolf album surfaced from somewhere. Written by John Kay and Nick St. Nicholas, here are the lyrics in their entirety —…

I share this as a high school runner whose name was always listed in the local newspaper among “those who also ran” — Run Your Race by Anthony Frazier This young boy impressed me. I witnessed his calmness, commitment and…

EXCERPT “Imagination is a good thing, one necessary for the life of faith. The ability to hope beyond reality—indeed, the tenacity to do such a thing—is the stuff of miracles. “If constant (re)imagining is so critical to our faith, why…

Brené Brown —- If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who…

You’re worth waaaay more than the effort it’ll take you to dive into Matthew 25:14-46. So do. — Joe. This is what the front page of my current back pocket notebook looks like — — and with good reason. In…