NOTE: My weekly sermon notes... finally. Usually I get this done by Wednesday but we've been traveling and doing funerals and all the r...

After a week of being with family - sharing tears and laughter, prayers, grief and hope - today it was a blessing to simply be back in our h...

Another unexpected blessing/gift that I have experienced time and again after a death that is close to my heart is... a renewed sense of ho...

One of the unexpected blessings of being with my wife's wider family in the wake of their mother's recent death is getting to hang o...

We are headed out of the loop for a few days of being with family: the memorial service for Dianne's mother is Monday afternoon and we ...

There is a remnant of theologically curious folk in the Western church who continue to mine the vein of wisdom first explored by Paul Tillic...

My dearest friend in ministry, the late Ray Swartzback, used to say that this work was a total emotional roller coaster - and man was he rig...

NOTE: My Sunday morning notes again - with some fun music/video connections, too. After worship this Sunday, we will leave again for wester...

Without a doubt, Pete Seeger has been a HUGE influence on my understanding of music and ministry. I can remember watching him on Mike Dougl...

American men aren't supposed to like poetry . We are taught it like math or mechanics most of the time - or worse. But one of the poets ...

One of my favorite U2 songs is Bono's reply to John Lennon called "God: Part II." John's song on his first solo album is a...