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July 2013

July 09, 2013

If Trees Could Speak… learning Faithfulness from the Redwoods

A parable...sort of. After unpacking our things I'm eager to show my wife and oldest...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Just getting on with it…

This week I'm in the stunningly green English countryside with friends from around the globe...

June 22, 2013

Taking Light Seriously… Living Light Loudly

We took an evening church history tour in Edinburgh Scotland this week. It reminded me...

June 11, 2013

clothes are not bodies – church is not faith

The most memorable gift I've ever received is a used fleece jacket previously owned by...

May 2013

May 13, 2013

The value of trials – lessons from just below St. Helen’s summmit

Stuff happens. Job loss. Marriage challenges. Parenting that wearies you to the bone. Accidents. Health. ...

May 03, 2013

Old Testament God: Angry fundamentalist, or loving friend? And why it matters!

In my Bible reading this morning, I came across the phrase "put away the foreign...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

What’s the Most Important thing in Life? Ask the Tree

Something's going on in my backyard which has been immensely helpful in reminding me of...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Holy Week – and the mysterious glory of our guide

It happens every time I'm in mountains with people in better shape than me. We...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Quitting Religion for Lent?

"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your assemblies. Even...

February 18, 2013

If you fail at falling, you’ll fail at everything.

Eric Fromm, in his classic "The Art of Loving", writes that a healthy environment for...

February 12, 2013

Turn off the TV, come to my senses

The days recently have been fuller than they ought to be. Obligations, activities, teachings, preparations,...

February 11, 2013

Finding the best mentor in the world

I have a friend in Germany who works at one of the best Bible schools...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Instead of new goals for a new year…try this

I like goals that are measurable and have lots of them: Ski 100k vertical feet...

December 05, 2012

Words for Advent: Suffering and Shalom

There are moments of perfection in life, moments you wish could be frozen forever. Such...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

The Keymaker – and the keys to peace and joy

I needed a locksmith, and couldn't find one in the closest town who'd be willing...

November 20, 2012

Are we there yet? How to live outside of sexual (or any other) Nirvana

Because I'm going to be preaching and teaching on the subject of sexual ethics and...

November 05, 2012

Safety: Vice or Virtue?

My friend Christian died in the Austrian Alps this past spring, caught in an avalanche. ...

September 2012

September 18, 2012

The Path… why we desparately need silence, solitude, and paying attention

My daughter and I are going up into the high country, but we'll be taking...

September 06, 2012

Two mountains, one choice. Choose Wisely

"...I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose...

August 2012

August 09, 2012

What are you wearing today?

Warning: No chicken sandwiches were eaten, or boycotted, in the production of this blog post. ...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Imagine: The Importance of Envisioning a Different World….

The authors of "Colossians Remixed" write: If with Christ you died in your baptism to...

July 24, 2012

the danger of saying: “I just do what the Bible says…”

" I just follow the Bible" is a potentially ridiculous and dangerous thing to say. ...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Summits, Self-Denial, Discipleship – a symboiotic trinity

One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer. But one has seen. There...

June 21, 2012

What’s in Your Hands today? The Joy of Letting Go

I'm always intrigued by the stories of mountains in the Bible because so much that's...

June 14, 2012

All New “Life Chapters” require these 5 perspectives:

Summers are always times of great transition for some subset of the population. On the...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

“Where’s this headed?” The importance of trajectory

I was on a morning walk recently with some friends in the mountains, and met...

April 2012

April 04, 2012

Learning to Lead: Lamb-style

It's early - 5:30 or so, when I hear the first birds of morning as...

March 2012

March 14, 2012

Raw Gospel – Convicting and Challenging

In a book filled with stunning events, one that surely must rank near the top...

March 06, 2012

Loving People, Losing Life – The Gospel made Real

Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Cultivation – Freeing ourselves from “the latest and greatest”

I normally teach in Germany at the end of November, when the harvest has just...

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