“I have everything I need.” — Psalm 23:1b One of the advantages of a DVR is that we can fast-forward through commercials.  We sure do that our home. There are still some favorite ones that have at least one of…

The Lord is my shepherd—Ps. 23:1 If that’s true…. Big breath. Exhale. If that’s true, if the Lord really is our shepherd today, what might that mean?

The late, great Dave the Wonder Dog was a walking combo platter of German Shepherd and Labrador.  He buffed out at about 125 pounds. He could be intimidating when necessary. But when it stormed, he trembled.  Then whimpered.  Then cried.…

Joseph’s first ten days of life were spent in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I have sketchy memories of that time, a blurriness which extends for several months. Two conversations are clear, however.  The first was when a  grizzled giant of an elderly…

Yesterday was Nathan’s funeral.  Nathan’s the son of a colleague and his wife. Yesterday was Joseph’s birthday.  Joseph’s our son. Both adults with special needs. At least, that’s what I thought yesterday morning. One of the two pastors who preached…

Watching our denomination’s General Conference online this spring was disheartening, for many reasons. However…! “Who’s not here yet?” was asked over the mic at some point. I regret that the note on my paper towel from that moment credits neither…

Heckler from the dark arena at a Neil Young concert: “All your songs sound alike!” Neil: “It’s all one song.” There’s a church song that says “Love, love, love, love!  The Gospel in a word is love!” What could you…

Looking back over the last several days, we’ve been thinking together about 1st Thessalonians 5:18. We started with the first four words, “In everything, give thanks.”  Then we backed up a bit, scooping up verses 16 and 17.  In the…

“Pray continually” —1st Thessalonians 5:17 Continually?  Really? How is this possible? How do you do this? Feel leave to leave your answer or comment. Continually?  Really?   Edit

“In everything, give thanks” —1st Thessalonians 5:18 Thanks for all y’all’s comments and questions and conversations about this.  (Interesting that like none happened on here, on this blog site, but messages on Facebook and in person were numerous.) I’d like…