The glory of parking spots

The glory of parking spots

I’ve had a wake-up call. I didn’t even know I was asleep to this, but, reflecting a bit, I see that culture has invaded my thinking in subtle ways, under-the-radar ways. We talk about the ‘me first’ phenomenon but I thought that was a generation after me. But no. For...
Streaming Grace

Streaming Grace

This past week I had the unique privilege of being in a meeting of pastors, specifically, a Lutheran, an Episcopalian, a Methodist, a Presbyterian, and me. The meeting began with a discussion centered around donuts which had been purchased for the gathering. Somehow,...
Written on hearts

Written on hearts

Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky, and you know them by name. You are amazing God. All-powerful, untameable, Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim: You are amazing God. These are the words to the chorus of the worship...
My All-in-All

My All-in-All

We might call them Johnny-on-the-spot or say that they always give 150% to a task. We might say they can be always be counted on, always the first to show up and the last to leave, if they say they’ll do something, you can be sure it will get done and done well. If...
Off the Charts!

Off the Charts!

You just can’t make this stuff up. It’s right there for all to read, this story of the Israelites, soon after their Moses-led liberation from 400 years of Egyptian slavery. God provided them with manna to eat but they quickly began to yearn for what they had left...