You don’t have to be happy hour

Each Spring, the Grieving Parents Support group gathers for their annual “You Don’t Have to be Happy Hour.”  It’s helpful for everyone to see one another outside of our regular, monthly meetings. If you, or someone you know, has suffered the...

Hobbit Wisdom

Sometimes we need to look at the little picture ________________________________ My tent was nicely pitched.  My freeze-dried meal was begrudgingly consumed.  My air mattress was holding on for dear life and I was snuggled in my sleeping bag.  The night was...

Discipleship…everywhere

I see his fingerprints everywhere. _______________________________ I’m sitting in my car near Leasburg, Missouri. I’ve just completed the 230-mile Ozark Trail. My hikes are spiritual journeys. Like my life, I weave these adventures into the gospel stories. There have...

Following Christ in an Empire

Subversive.  Gentle.  World-changing. —————————————————– There’s a funny scene in The Life of Brian, the controversial 1979 movie from the Monty Python chaps. ...

I married my Son

Careful language is important __________ I married my son last week. Actually I officiated the wedding of my son and a most lovely woman. Officiating their wedding was a pinnacle moment for me. I made a few changes to the ceremony, however. Instead of “Who gives this...