A Pilgrim’s struggle

We’re sitting with some episodes in the life of Jesus wondering How far are we willing to follow.

We’re sitting with some episodes in Jesus life asking, “How far did others follow?” And wondering if we will choose to follow that far.

We’re sitting with a few episodes in Jesus life, asking how far did the folks in the story follow and how far are we willing to follow?

Stop the comparison, stop the questioning and know the truth that you are God’s workmanship!

My homily from my niece Amanda’s wedding July 27, 2019-stare at God

There may be more to learn from this simple yet profound ancient sacred story.

We live in a fearful world and into that disturbing reality God speaks a word of reassurance and hope

In this episode we explore how we heal through the hurt and hate...

A prayer I use to help me forgive when I don’t really want to...

Hate makes human forgiveness messy. We explore stories to help make our way through the mess...

Imagine yourself in a conversation with God...what would he say to you? What would you say to Him?

We explore divine forgiveness, messy human forgiveness, the deep hurts of life and where to begin forgiveness.

Why do we need encouragement? What is it? How can I be more encouraging?

We may define freedom differently, but we all long for it. What enslaves us and where do we find that ever elusive freedom?

The running Father loves both sons, he goes out to both sons, he is generous to both sons...

We contrast an empty tomb faith-following Jesus but missing His power; with an Easter Faith-following Jesus and finding His power right here in my story.

We are obsessed with heroes. Palm Sunday we watch our hero boldly ride into Jerusalem in a donkey...

What hope is there for one who has everything they want except the one thing they desire most?

To love and the happy couple

We serve a God in the move and following Him means we must be on the move as well

We explore faith as a journey through time, arriving at the reality that the long term implications of today’s faith decisions are unfathomable

In what way is life a gift? Is all of life a gift? Or do only certain life events count as gifts?

In a world of competing faiths, let’s think again about Faith like Abraham...

In a world of many faiths, it’s worth exploring Faith like Abraham.

In a world of many faiths, what does it mean to have faith like Abraham.

We explore the active love of God and how that impacts our love for one another.

We must be vigilant about who we are and why we’re here.

With so much confusion about what the church is and why it’s here, let’s think again about the deep truths of the church.

Before we pack away Christmas, while we wait, let’s emulate a could of wise older folks.

Before packing away baby Jesus let’s emulate two wise folks as we wait and watch

Before packing away Christmas let’s emulate two devout folks who held six week old Jesus.

We are sitting with the tired old Christmas story asking questions, expecting God to show up and speak to us...again.

We’re sitting with the tired old Christmas story asking some questions, expecting God to show up and speak to us...again.

We sit with Mary asking her question, how will this impossible this be.

We sit with Mary and ask her question...how will this be?

We’re sitting with the tired old story of Christmas asking questions, expecting God to show up and speak to us, again

We’re sitting with God in the tired old story of Christmas asking questions, waiting for and expecting God to speak to us again.

We’re sitting with God in the tired old story of Christmas and asking some questions.

We’re sitting with God in the tired old story of Christmas, asking questions, expecting God to show up and speak to us again.