Sabbath Wholeness I’m reflecting on Sabbath this week in light of the Coronavirus phenomenon we’re all experiencing in one way or another. Sabbath might seem...

The Sabbath Risk Sabbath is a risky thing to try. It puts us in the position of putting God in the position to provide for us. To stop what we are doing, wha...

Sabbath: The Rhythm of Creation & Re-Creation In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The Scriptures tell of how God spoke and...

Good News: We Are Not In Control! When I wake up each day, I have to remind myself that the Coronavirus phenomenon is really happening (even though sometimes...

Heaven & Hope Chances are, if people are not thinking about hope these days, they’re feeling the need for hope. Christian faith is all about hope. Not a shal...

Not all Christian traditions recognize days like this, but today, March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation: the day when the angel Gabriel came to announce...

dis·rupt /disˈrəpt/ (v.) That word seems to sum up a lot of our experience these days, doesn’t it? School, sports seasons, the Olympic games – not to mention...

What is the role of habits in your life? In her book Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits, Gretchen Rubin calls habits “the i...

LIVING IN OPPORTUNITY There is a town just east of Spokane, Washington, with an interesting name. In 1905, residents submitted suggestions for the new munici...

FEAR. Last summer, I spent a day with my family at Valleyfair, an amusement park in the suburbs of Minneapolis. One of the marquis rides there is a roller co...

“When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.” (Matthew 17:8) In the middle of each of the synoptic gospels (Matt 17, Mark 9, Luke 9), there’s a scene...

A teacher once gathered his students around him as he poured milk into a bottle and screwed the lid on loosely. He began to shake it violently. Mayhem ensu...

Is your inbox full of COVID-19 garbage? If you're experiencing anything like us, we are receiving a constant overload of information about the spread of this...