Grabbed a plate of hash browns and some coffee today in a local coffee shop…. This week you can feel something different in the air. Spring comes slowly and deliberately to Michigan. But it comes. The redbuds won’t open and the dogwoods won’t blossom, the flowering pear won’t flower until mid-May but still, the days […]
Daffodils in the Corner of the Parking Lot
You only are the maker of all things near and far. You paint the wayside flower, you light the evening star. The wind and waves obey you, by you the birds are fed; much more to us, your children, you give our daily bread. -Matthias Claudius Yesterday was Palm Sunday and the first day of […]
Pastoral Leadership
I’m reading through the Bible again. Every time I read a passage that I have read and studied before I see something new. Usually this is because of what I am going through. Lately I have been thinking about the importance of leadership. Leadership has always been an enigma to me. I would never consider […]
Icy, Cold, Darkness
It’s dark and cold and there is a cold, sleety, slush falling from the sky at an angle in the wind as I push the dumpster to the curb this morning. Somewhere there is a resilient little bird out there in the icy, cold, darkness… singing… Give me that spirit today, Lord.
I Failed
Have you heard of the failure lab? People gather in a hall and they tell stories of a time of regret or failure. I think the point of the project is to encourage people that even the most successful people in the world have had to overcome failure. I have a failure story that haunts […]
How to Explain to People Why God Allows Evil
Since God is good and he is all-powerful, why does He allow evil? Last Sunday evening I walked the people through some answers that I have given to people over the years as they have struggled with this question.
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