Until we can forgive and include all of the parts — the parts that belong, the parts that have been forgiven, even the tragic parts that...

My most meaningful times in life have occurred when I have been part of a collective and deliberate effort and direction to welcome those...

“ 9  In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10  And just as he was coming up out of...

The center of our soul is God.  The center of who we are is God.  The center of every culture is God.   And we all experience storms and...

More and more do I see life as a very short journey to learn to live life from the center, from the center which is where God resides,...

I have always been attracted to reformations and revolutions — so long as they are not all-or-nothing reformations or all-or-nothing...

Take care of it quickly.   Don’t put it off! Remember, always remember, that the heartfelt desire to do the will of God is, in fact, the...

In Luke 10:25-37  Jesus is talking to a religious leader — a lawyer —about what it means to be faithful.  Together, they review the...

One of the greatest disappointments in my life as a pastor has been the experience of being both a Roman Catholic Priest and a Lutheran...

My years in Africa were transforming for many reasons, and not because of what I did but because of what the people there gave to me,...

I am self-made.   Didn’t anyone tell you?   I brought myself into the world when I decided to be born on a snowy Sunday morning.   Then I...