This week our large homeless shelter/food pantry organization held a winter “picnic” just to say thank you to our community which has resoundingly...

“Do you take hugs,” my friend Shannon asked.Admittedly a bit surprised, I stretched my arms wide and with a grin said, “Absolutely!”And there we...

Drawing people from every direction and all walks of life, two events associated with the Lenten season and Holy Week, have become pillars of the...

One of the things as a faithful person that I find the most difficult to do is just to check my ego and desire to “control” so much and rather just...

Is there anything more joyful than the excited buzz of fellowship taking place at the opening of a Sunday morning worship service?I generally start...

Becoming intimate friends with a man and his family during a short, two-hour concert seems crazy, right?The kind of friends who regularly check in,...

It seems that Lent couldn’t be taking place at a more appropriate time than it is now.Just as the world as we know it seems to be burning down...

One of my very first pastoral mentors taught me the vital life lesson that today's worries are enough for today.If you want to find the scriptural...

I  was reminded of an age-old, but also important, adage at the poker table recently: You can’t judge a book by its cover.And that’s a vital...

This week our large homeless shelter/food pantry organization held a winter “picnic” just to say thank you to our community which has resoundingly...

You are enough. I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but please know that you are beautifully created in the image of our Maker. And, as...

There are days that this pastoring thing is more than alright, I tell ya.Oh, there are plenty of days when one looks skyward and thinks to...

I miss my brother Drew.Now that the rush of the holidays and the adrenaline of turning a new calendar year are over, I am beginning to acutely feel...

Our nation’s surgeon general, who is stepping down after a second term as our country’s chief medical officer, has issued us a critical medical...

By the time most of you read this column, you’ll have likely wrapped up your Christmas celebrations more than a week ago.Presents opened, and maybe...