My working definition of love is: an outpouring of longing and affection that does not require, need, or want return…

To be born again from above means to let go of all control, to forget everything we know, and re-enter the sacred ignorance of childhood as creatures entirely directed by the love of Jesus. You cannot…

There are two ways to walk into a room. You can walk in as a critic, or you can walk into the room as salt…

Life is not a problem to be solved, it is a gift to be lived. When life feels like an obstacle course in which I simply move from one challenge to the next in an…

We can talk about the issues if you want to. What’s on your mind? Abortion, immigration, death penalty, nuclear non-proliferation? We can talk about whatever you want to talk about. Before we dive in, consider this…

The meek are not weak. The meek are the strongest among us. They are often quiet and are always…

Jesus told stories, lots of them. One teacher* says, Jesus didn’t give lectures, write creeds, or teach theology. Jesus told stories and…

God is everything. That is, if I can discover and touch the Divine spark that indwells my actual body, then I will have all that I need and…

If love is the answer to every question, then what are we to do with our detractors? Detractors are…

Followers of Jesus are a peculiar bunch. For us the answer to every question is love. Our task is simply to discover what shape or form love should take in…

It was a wine tasting event, and I was the designated driver. The evening was to begin with a cocktail hour, followed by a presentation by a young couple who had just started a wine tasting event business…

I thought I’d change clothes after Christmas, but now I think I may try to wear the armor of light all year long. The armor of light is a…

Here so close to Christmas the armor of light shimmers with a near constant glow. It is not the armor I am wearing that shines so, rather it is…

Sometimes the armor of light is put on us directly by God. Some years ago I got really sick. Go to the hospital and stay awhile sick. I spent…

When God dresses us up in the armor of light we become bearers of light to people who are mired in darkness. Our call is…

I am going to wear the same clothes for the entire month. What I mean is that for the whole season of Advent I am going to try to wear the armor of light. That’s my Advent intention…

The most important question a person can ask is, Where is God in this moment? What pleases God most is…

Attachment to outcomes will destroy you. Attachment to outcomes other than love degrade and destroy me because they…

Peace is not a brokered deal, it is a sacrifice made in love. Peace does not…

A person I met a long time ago at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville said something that blew me away and lodged itself in my memory. She said…