Thy Grace is Sufficient

It is sad but true. So many pastors get into their profession because of a deep seated, yet unmet need to be noticed by others. I found thi...

Over the past 11 months that I have been blogging, I have often stopped to wonder if this whole blogging thing makes any difference. I still...

Just a moment between finishing the sausage, apple, and sage stuffing recipe and moving on to icing the Killer Chocolate Cake. This is our n...

We think we know it all. Read this .

This is my friend Mike, pastor of Canal Street Presbyterian church in New Orleans. That is his home to his left, which survived largely und...

Pictured to the left is the "No Nombres", my 11-year old daughter's AYSO soccer team. No Nombres translated from Spanish is ...

It has been a long time since a short film trailer captivated my heart like this. Watch it. I have ordered the rough cut DVD, and might invi...

On Tuesday afternoon in DC, I cheated. I took the afternoon off from my seminars and went to the National Gallery of Art. And I was interest...

If we believe that God inhabits all of Creation, interesting things can happen. Now, I am naturally an introvert, but I mostly compensate i...

I have been here in DC for two days now, and will be heading home early tomorrow. This has been an interesting and rewarding time, where I h...

This just in. The nation's capital is under threat from an as yet named terrorist. This man, resembling a semi-balding, middle-aged subu...

Greetings from 37,000 feet above Kansas. I am enroute to Washington DC for the Fall Annual Meeting of the Counselors of Real Estate. I will ...

The couple in the center of the photo are Roland and Betty Norris, of Arcadia, California. This picture was taken in 1971 at a Petroleum Clu...

I don't know a thing about Sara McLachlan's theology, but she gets this . Watch this . (HT to Rhett Smith )

This is the illusion that I feel as if I have lived under for some 20-odd years in the Christian culture: "Oh come and join our Happy C...

Today my friend Tod Bolsinger has an interesting post about what may be a good book. Go look. As a part of the post, Tod directs us to the ...

Last night my wife and I had the pleasure of viewing the play "The Boys Next Door" by the Actor's Coop , which has been perfo...

Over the past several years, I have heard a swirl of differing opinions on the whole Harry Potter phenom. While some opinions are rather ill...

Here is something interesting. When I Google "the church drunk uncle", I get my own blog ! Chalk up another great blow on my behal...

Rock on .

More from Henri Nouwen : "Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church, and that is how it is supposed to be! Thus we ...

Several days ago, I shared with you about Dr. David Scholer . If you want to hear a heartfelt message about living with cancer, go here . I ...

The casket of civil rights icon Rosa Parks lays in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 in Washington....

From the Archives at Cal Tech - Einstein's calculations for the meaning of life have been uncovered!

In about two weeks, my Mom and Dad, now 84 and 85, will be moving here . Moving to a two bedroom unit in a brand new assisted living facilit...

Tonight, I ate my dinner, in the car. In the driveway, in the dark. No, I did not get in trouble with my wife. I was glued to the TV set, an...

This is David Scholer. He is a professor of New Testament at Fuller Seminary near our home. We have a connection to Dr. Scholer through our...

In my morning reading....I came across this: Often we hear the remark that we have live in the world without being of the world. But it may ...

After the post Friday on Things Emergent for John, I have been doing just a small bit of fishing around on this topic, and I have a (middle ...

At last, my struggles are over. I have found the perfect church. Robert Schullers' I & II would be so proud. Only problem, if you l...

This photograph is about 13 years old. That fine fellow there with the lovely young lady (our daughter Kelly - now 14 years old) at the pian...

In light of this , words from Henri Nouwen: Our faith in God who sent his Son to become God-with-us and who, with his Son, sent his Spirit t...

The picture at left comes from my friend Mark Roberts , who was a speaker at GodBlogCon this past weekend. I am sorry, but one look at this...

As I noted here , this past weekend was our annual church retreat. I was not excited to go, given all the pain and frustration so many have ...

Parents beware! You can spot the beginings of development problems early - before your kids become delinquent adults.

Yesterday I mentioned my "freeway epiphany". To be truthful, it was a "double epiphany" (which might make a good name fo...

For the better part of the last year, our church has been confused, angry, bewildered, lost, wondering, adrift. This has been nearly a class...

From Dave Barry's Blog, I bring you this . I am throwing out my subscription to Bon Appetite - I have it all wrong. Enjoy the laughs, my...

Go here . Right now! I have spent the last two Sundays listening to Don Williams preach, and I can completely recommend this wonderful resou...

As I indicated the other day , I have been spending some time here , while in my car. So. Well. This has been an interesting experience for ...

If I had my druthers, there would be only one season; summer. But, October makes the fall worth living for....

Go here , and be inspired. Donald & Colleen Bordelon have a great deal to teach me about determination. My favorite part - when asked if...

I could never make something like this up, so I just submit it for your review. In response, I came across this article by The Internet Mo...

Today....as I was dropping my daughter off at her public high school - I was struck by the number of kids heading into school with Ipods on....

Tonight, a dear old friend of nearly 80 years lies in a hospital bed, breathing on a ventilator. We are not sure of his condition, not sure ...