On August 5, 2010, the world learned of a catastrophe deep beneath the surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert. The San José copper and gold mine had collapsed, trapping 33 men more than 2,000 feet underground. For 17 days, there was silence. The world feared the worst. Then, a miracle: a note attached to a probe sent deep into the earth read, “Estamos bien en el refugio, los 33,” which translates to, “We are well in the shelter, the 33 of us.” What followed was a marathon of huma

Jesus, the teller of unlikely stories. For those of us who have been around church for any length of time, these stories become familiar,...

There was a dirt path that cut through a field near where I used to live. I walked my dog there often. In the spring, after the rains, it...

A friend I was talking to recently had shared something that had happened the previous day that seemed like the proverbial “last straw”...

When I was a boy learning cello, I had a terrible habit that drove my teacher absolutely crazy. I would practice for hours, sawing away...

Revelation of my mistake: While researching for my next blog, I came across someone who pointed out that the man in the parable of the...

My sister in New Zealand and I in Oregon meet daily on the phone for morning prayer. We are following the liturgical style of worship...

I was meeting with someone in spiritual direction who had spent months trying to "fix" what they called their "spiritual defects." They...

I was out in my garden bed last month, feeling pretty proud of my early spring planting. I'd carefully sown arugula and started some...

Do you ever find yourself discouraged by your life and your impact, or lack thereof, on others? Do you look at what others are doing and...

I met with a ministry leader recently for spiritual direction. After some months of learning about their relationship with God, she...

In our junk drawer, I found a packet of wildflower seeds. I received them at a wedding years ago and never got around to planting them....

What do you imagine as you pray, “Your Kingdom come on earth as in heaven”? How do we enter this Kingdom and then live each day as...

A few weeks ago, I sat with a woman in spiritual direction. She was tired. Not just physically tired, but soul weary. Her words came...

Stories have the power to change our lives. The narratives we listen to and believe shape everything about our lives. Jesus was a master...

So, you have God’s armor-- remember it is His, not yours! Yet daily the invitation is “to put on the full armor of God so that you can...

A church we attended for many years had the most wonderful way to celebrate resurrection morning— I can still hear the sound of hundreds...

Behold the Man not lifted in glory but hoisted in shame. The Lamb, silent beneath the roar. The Maker, torn by what He made. The blood is...

The description of the full armor of God ends with these words, "And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is...

“Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” — Ephesians 6:16 I’ll never forget...