sacred journeys

I have a friend Chad who is traveling to Haiti next week to connect with an orphanage down there, and to start up a partnership with this children’s home and with his church up in Minneapolis — The Urban Refuge. This church is one of the group of churches, that my old church (The […]

So, I have been reading through Titus here lately, and at the very beginning of the book — there is an interesting thought (in the Message bible). I have never quite thought of it this way before…
“I, Paul, am God’s slave and Christ’s agent for promoting the faith among God’s chosen people, getting out the […]

Madeleine L’Engle is (was) an amazing author.

If you have a chance - take a minute to read something she wrote. Sadly, she passed away recently. Here is one of my favorite L’Engle quotes: “Why does anybody tell a story?” Ms. L’Engle once asked, even though she knew the answer. “It does indeed have something […]

 
“If what you are saying about emerging culture is true, how should I change my church?” A question like this seems almost inevitable when I speak to a group of ministers. A few seconds of silence usually follow as the others in the room dial in their attention to hear my response. In their […]

Hello again. Sorry I have been away for such a long time…
In my younger days, I used to read a fair amount of stuff by Bill Hybels, the pastor at Willow Creek. I have not read anything by him in a long time — not sure why that is?
Anyway, I picked a book off of […]