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August 2016

August 10, 2016

The Green-Eyed Monster

I have a nice blend-in alto voice that makes a pleasant contribution to our church...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

God Is Still Calling

Last week I had the privilege of being one of four keynote speakers for the...

July 18, 2016

Communicating Hope In Times of Crisis

By now the world knows too well the horrible events of Thursday night, July 7,...

July 08, 2016

Spiritual Fitness Training

Our family spent a week in Breckenridge, Colorado last summer. During the week we went...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

How to Declutter Your Home

For the past few years, I have had as a goal to declutter our home....

February 2016

February 10, 2016

The Devil’s Hindsight: Edgy Exegesis on Luke 4:1-11, Matthew 1:12-13, Mark 1:12-13

Lectionary Reflections: Lent 1C Luke 4:1-11, Matthew 1:12-13, Mark 1:12-13 References to Jesus' temptation in...

February 01, 2016

Who Was Born on Your Birthday?

Knack for Noticing is Back! Dear friends and readers, For some time I wrote a...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Progressive Christianity: Imagine a Future Like the Kingdom of God

This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Faith in America: Progressive...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Bacon Feta Chocolate Swirl?

We spent a week in August at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We’ve been going there off...

August 24, 2013

A Lifeline in the Blizzard

When a new semester starts I usually feel a bit overwhelmed at the full fall...

August 06, 2013

The Parable of the Unemployed Fundraiser

Here is a story a friend of mine who works as a development officer told...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Alyce Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

The only way to be able to bear living far away from your family, assuming...

July 24, 2013

The Baby in the Middle

Several weeks ago our daughter Rebecca and her husband Dallas invited us to dinner on...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

French Onion Soup

I preached at First United Methodist Church in Rockwall, Texas yesterday. After the three services,...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

You too?

This summer I’m going to the reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on its 150th...

May 20, 2013

Boot Against the Wall

I was on a 6 pm flight from Memphis to Dallas several months ago. I...

May 06, 2013

Saying Nes and Saying Yo: Discernment and Indecision

“Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No.’; anything more than this comes from...

April 2013

April 20, 2013

“A Psalm for Boston?”

For a long time Psalm 121 has been one of my favorite psalms. I used...

April 11, 2013

Really? You’re Not Taking Any Notes??

I don’t give exams in my Introduction to Preaching classes. But maybe I should start....

April 09, 2013

My New Motto

Three occasions have arisen recently in which I have had to stand and deliver and,...

April 08, 2013

How to Write a Pompous Letter

I get asked to write a lot of recommendation letters. Today I’m writing three of...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Harnessing the Darkness

As Easter approaches a lot of people are under the mistaken belief that being a...

March 18, 2013

What Gives??

A pastor friend of mine told me the following story recently. About ten years ago...

March 06, 2013

Getting Our Story Straight

I am teaching a course on preaching and storytelling at Perkins School of Theology this...

March 01, 2013

Condiments Don’t Make a Meal!

I heard a comedienne one time talking about the problem with her cooking. She said...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Have a Heart!

It’s Valentine’s Day and so my thoughts turn to hearts, understood as the inner impulses...

February 09, 2013

Appreciating our Gifts: Andrea Bocelli, the Barefoot Contessa and Dirk Nowitski

On a recent flight from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Dallas, I read the lead article...

February 04, 2013

Snacking on a Rosary at Half Time

Two summers ago I led a group of students on a travel seminar to South...

February 02, 2013

Call back!

I got a message on my office voice mail yesterday afternoon from a colleague. She...

February 01, 2013

The Best Advice You Never Took

“What is a proverb you remember from growing up?”I began the morning by asking the...