God, Thank you. Amen.

It’s not your job to feed the 5,000, only to bring the 5 loaves and 2 fish. Confused? See Matthew 14:13-21. Especially verses 16-18. …oh….

Reconciling God, guide us in deciding when, if, and how to pursue the art of restoration in our relationships. Inspire us to affirm that our lives are formed by the biblicalpromise of reconciliation. Hear our prayer and help us to…

Misterogers (a/k/a Rev. Fred Rogers), a genuine long-time hero of mine, wrote and sang a song that says, “Let’s make the most of this beautiful day.” Are we? If so, I’d love to know what all you’re doing to “make…

United Methodist Bishop Wilke* on Easter. The Pope the day after. Now Christian Alsted writes this, reminding many of us again how expansive is the family we claim every time we join in that prayer that many of us were…

 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” — St. Paul, Romans 8:28 File under I can do all things through a Bible…

Jonathan Edward Durham wrote this — Sorry but we’re not riding at dawn. We’re having coffee and catastrophizing the day at dawn. Then we’re doing Wordle. Then we’re doing 30-35 minutes of pure doomscrolling. Then we’re taking the longest hot…

“Exhausted by uncertainty” is a phrase Bill Clinton used not long ago. He was talking politics. I heard it speaking into, for lack of a better word, ecclesiology. Or as a family member says, “church life.” Of which another family…

If we all had warning labels, what would yours say? …and what would you want yours to say? …and what might the people closest to you say yours was? …and what will you do today to change/improve yours?

From an old pocket notebook —- Depression is called a silent killer for a reason. It’s ignoring calls and texts from family and friends. It’s feeling lonely but not wanting company. It’s sleeping through the day in a dark room.…