As a Navy Reserve Chaplain, I serve with Sailors and Marines in an environment where words like “victory” and “conquer” are frequently used. So, when 1 John 5 uses “victory” and...

I remember how difficult it was to sing over web-based video conferencing for worship services during the pandemic. The platform is designed to focus on one presenter at a time, so...

When my family moved to a new state, there was one particularly mundane task that took me a while to complete. The presets on my car radio no longer connected to...

The larger narrative of Acts 10 is the story of God preparing Peter to be part of the conversion of Cornelius. Peter was in Joppa (see Acts 9:43), while Cornelius was...

Do you ever wake up with a song stuck in your head or in your heart? The old hymn “Abide with Me” has recently lodged itself within me, calling me to...

I think and write a lot about the idea or discipline of abiding. I like that word because it speaks of faithfully remaining and dwelling with something or someone. I struggle...

Fear of any sort can be crippling. Even the natural fear instinct of fight-or-flight restricts and limits us by banishing peace from our minds to push adrenaline into the body, equipping...

My father was a talented singer. When he married my mother in 1952, he sang the 1940s hit “I Love You Truly” as she walked down the aisle. Growing up I...

I was making my way through a labyrinth alone, praising God, grateful for all creation, humbled by the interworking of life with earth, with others, and with the Divine. I sensed...

So much of the Christian life is about being on the journey with others. Yet our church traditions have become more of a destination, a place where someone can go to...