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  • The heartache and beauty of the last few years

    There are few books I take the time to re-read. My most re-read book is probably Thomas Merton’s Seven Storey Mountain. Spiritual memoirs that truly speak to the soul are truly rare. There may be two more I’d add. (I have them on Audible read by the authors so I’d say to “re-listen”.) Read more

  • Beth Moore’s memoir

    Philip Yancey’s memoir, Where the Light Fell, and this one by Beth Moore will be deeply meaningful along with Merton’s Seven Storey Mountain, will be treasures to visit often. Read more

  • The ease of Tim Keller

    David Brooks described Tim Keller as a recliner. It’s perfect. Tim Keller was at ease with the gospel and the world around him. Christ had apprehended him and that joy carried him through the hardest of places. Read more

  • Just wanting to see Jesus

    An update on Tim Keller: Health Update: Today, Dad is being discharged from the hospital to receive hospice care at home. Over the past few days, he has asked us to pray with him often. He expressed many times through prayer his desire to go home to be with Jesus. His family is very sad… Read more

  • Walking in the darkness

    David Brooks has been one of my favorite writers over the years. I have loved his columns in the New York Times and other media outlets as well as his books. Over the years he has allowed more of his own humanity into his writing and a recent column shows the depths of his own… Read more

  • Deep change still waits

    King believed that too many Americans, especially those in its churches, were also snoozing through a time ripe for transformation. They needed to wake up to the injustice all around them and make demands for change. Read more

  • The loss of a true “churchman”

    Jack Hayford was an incredible example of a pastor, a Pentecostal, a great leader, and so much more. I was able to hear him a couple of times in my life in person. One was in a stadium in Denver. His ability to communicate was so powerful there was a sense that what he was… Read more

  • Pope Benedict XVI — 1927-2022

    “Quite soon, I shall find myself before the final judge of my life. Even though, as I look back on my long life, I can have great reason for fear and trembling, I am nonetheless of good cheer, for I trust firmly that the Lord is not only the just judge, but also the friend… Read more

  • Feast of St. Stephen

    In my upbringing in a Pentecostal denomination, Acts 6 wasn’t about “deacons.” I’ve learned in the Anglican tradition that they hold those chosen in Acts 6 to be deacons. Read more

  • The ones not with us

    We remember the ones not with us in times and seasons like these. This will be my first Christmas without my dad. He passed away in May of this year. Those firsts are such a mixture for me. The first Father’s Day without him. Mom’s first birthday without him. This Christmas. Read more