And Moses wanted to send his brother 

And Moses wanted to send his brother 

It was not on the radar screen of my life. In fact, it was on the ‘no way’ list of my life. That idea continued blissfully unaltered for 35 years. It was what others did, what others took care of, what others found joy and delight in doing. But not me. Nope. So, God...
Making the flipside a chart topper

Making the flipside a chart topper

This may show your age, but who remembers 45’s? Those cute, 7” records with one song on each side? Who had a sizable collection of these ‘modern’ recordings? (still has?) If so. You likely remember every Side A, but do you remember any of the songs on Side B? Poor...
Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

Just like for the disciples, it’s easy for us to hear Jesus’ words and attempt to fit them into our current understanding. Or even to skew his words to make them less challenging. But if we are to be his disciples in our Jerusalem, our Judea, our Samaria, and to the...
As the fog burns off

As the fog burns off

Since Adam’s fall, God’s Plan ‘A’ has been in progress, building, directing, speaking, punishing where necessary, speaking more. To His children, His work has looked like the inside of a tapestry cushion, an intertangled mess of various threads and knots in myriad...
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,...