It’s OK to ask

“Ask a sign from the Lord your God. Make it as deep as the grave or as high as heaven.” (Isaiah 7:11) Isn’t it funny how certain memories stick in our minds from childhood? When I was probably 7 or 8 years old, my mom and I went over to her...

Highs and Los

“And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them: and they were sore afraid.” (Luke 2:9, KJV) I was reading an article recently about how Hollywood is responding to the explosion of original content online,...

Outline for my small group this Sunday…courtesy of the back of a Starbucks...

Letting our lights shine on Orleans

Friends:I wanted to let you know about what we’ll be doing in our worship tomorrow.Some of you may have read or heard  about Chicago churches that will be making their own statements that, indeed, black lives do matter by briefly interrupting traffic outside their...

And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?”
“I did.”
“And what did you want?”
“To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.

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Tis the season for lists. Whether you have an errands app on your phone or prefer tried-and-true paper and pen, there’s a lot to keep track of this time of year. I utilize all kinds of to-do lists (I have an Excel document for work in addition to an app on my phone...

All lives matter to God

I don’t know if Michael Brown ever attended preschool. I don’t know what kinds of toys he played with or if he enjoyed watching certain television shows while growing up. One study that I read recently, however, made me think about Michael Brown and preschool and how...