Jesus was dead. He had no pulse or breath. Blood no longer coursed, Congealing instead. There were no brain waves or nerve action. His...

In-ter-rup'-tion An act that interferes with one’s plans, responsibilities, routine or expectations in a frustrating or debilitating way....

How many times have we, brimming with good spiritual intentions, tried to focus on what God wanted to say only to hear the questioning,...

Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness in preparation for his ministry. There, in unrelenting hunger, in bleak isolation, in deafening...

We ask for quiet to hear ourselves think. Just try and carve out a space for some quiet and someone will infect it with noise. Garbage...

I chose Quiet Circle for this blog because it represents one of the most important practices that encourages spiritual growth in me. I...

Are you looking for something new in the New Year? I think many of us want the New Year to live up to its name. What good is changing...

Today, Wednesday, January 6, is Ephiphany. This is the day set aside to remember the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. The Magi came...

How would you describe the past year? Challenging? Unexpected? Eventful? While a handful of consonant and vowels don’t tell the whole...

I feel a little like Joseph after he got the news that he had to take an inconvenient trip to Bethlehem. We will make an inconvenient...

At Christmas God turned His heart inside out to give us Jesus. He sent Himself, all love and all God. He came as a baby: God wrapped in...

I’m living between seasons. The turkey hull is still in the fridge to be picked to the bone. Pumpkin candles share the orange of dying...

I'm learning something new new about the gratitude attitude. With a grateful heart for who God is and what He is doing, it is difficult...

On a recent airline flight, I chose to sit in an exit row seat. I hadn’t planned to. I knew that boarding at the end of the second...

I visited Georgia a few weeks ago. Some things never change. You can always get brewed sweet tea, fried okra, and a number of vegetables...

Not too long ago I toured Timberline Lodge. Located on the south side of Oregon's Mt. Hood, the lodge stands as a monument to man’s...

What makes you slow down? I’m not talking about illness or family crises which turn life into a slow motion video. Nor am I talking...

Is it possible that when we don’t hear from God it is because we expect to hear what He isn’t saying? Think about it. How many times do...

If glory is the full weight of all God is, All His holiness, All His pure, unalterable character, All His unending reservoir of...

When we have exhausted our store of endurance When our strength has failed ere the day is half-done. How many times have these words...