Rain, rain, go away. Come again, some other day… We sang that tune as children, hoping that rain wouldn’t ruin our summer plans. As adults we hope and pray our family trip… Read More

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD. Psalm 95:1 Back in the day I was “a singer who happened to preach.” It all started with “The Fire” followed by “Wha… Read More

In my Father’s house are many rooms…I am going away to make ready a place for you. John 14:2 By the time they arrived The Dwelling would be set up. Numbers 10:21 Its… Read More

“Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves…” Genesis 11:4 We’ve long believed t… Read More

I call out to you, “Violence!”But you do not deliver! Habakkuk 1:2 Two Fridays ago was meant to be when 9-year old Evelyn Dieckhaus was to sing “What a Wonderful Worl… Read More

little children, guard yourself from idols. 1 John 5:21 Content my soul in you O Christ,who alone are sufficient to my longings. When my heart is beset by wheedling desire for what… Read More

The Road to Emmaus, artwork by Daniel BonnellC. S. Lewis identified many of us as “ordinary privates in the huge army of the bereaved, slogging along and making the best of a bad job… Read More

In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 I heard another Christian Recording Artist… Read More

Should anyone’s life illustrate the maxim, “If God brought you to it, he’ll bring you through it” it’s Joseph. Very much against his will Joseph was “brou… Read More

Resting Ships by Paul KleeBut Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.Genesis 6:8There was once a man named Noah. When he was born, his dad looked at him and said, “Finally, some hope… Read More

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:41 This verse gets me. An unborn child leaping with the new… Read More

If you’re at all familiar with the sitcom Friends, you know Chandler. The likable character, played by Matthew Perry, captured fans’ hearts through his youthful innocence and mem… Read More

If you googled Charles Templeton you would read about a gentleman who traveled with Billy Graham in his early years of ministry. People called them the ‘Gold Dust Twins,’ a term… Read More

I was reading an ‘anti-abortion’ scripture passage, when the Holy Spirit jostled my heart. A sudden parting of a curtain allowed me a peek inside a gospel mystery. In a quick ins… Read More

In Eugene Peterson’s classic, A Long Obedience In The Same Direction, he writes of a time when he needed to sharpen the blade on his lawnmower. He got the biggest wrench he could find… Read More

I want to open with a story, but it’s not mine to tell. It is an intensely personal story for Sandy and I needed to ask her permission before sharing it. She felt it was right and agre… Read More

Is anyone among you suffering? Is anyone cheerful? Is anyone among you sick? James 4Hey James, how about, Is anyone just plain sick and tired? Have any of you felt like it doesn’t m… Read More

My apologies for the recent post, “A Little Wine For Your Troubles” re-publishing three or four times. Turns out it was a software (faulty plug-in) issue. I pray the issue is… Read More

Today I’m braving a huge ask of the Father. letitwine.comI find myself emboldened to do it based on a morning reading from one of the ancient prophets. No doubt we’re all fami… Read More

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:15-5:4 Fellow pilgrim, follower of Christ, brother and sister in the faith, we are not built for this world. We are made for the next. Paul invites us to GRO… Read More

©️ Pasturescott “X-mas” was close to a cuss word in the church circles in which I grew up. Borderline sacrilege. People who wished you a “Merry Xmas” were… Read More

©️ Pasturescott Looking back on this blog, I can spot times where I’ve written angsty at the church or when I’ve made the gospel seem as though it was only for the el… Read More

Which of these is true: Your life is temporal and ultimately lacks meaning and lasting valueYou are imperfect at best so do what you can with what you haveYou were created for a divine pu… Read More

I’m not a Muslim because of two words. I have friends who follow the teachings of Mohammed regarding Allah, and I love them, but could never take their path. These two words safegu… Read More

In a few hours the polls will mercifully close around here. Who can stand another political ad or text? Not I. As reported, I can safely say there is no hand-wringing in heaven. The angels… Read More

This article was inspired by a recent exchange I’ve had with one of my nieces. She lives in NYC and asked for some spiritual guidance for understanding how we as a people could possibl… Read More

Let me tell you a Jesus story. Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and the news quickly spread that he was back in town. Soon there were so many people crowded inside the hou… Read More

Luke 18 is all about being heard. First, in Jesus’s signature story-form, we find a widow hanging on to her last thread of hope; unfortunately, her hope is found in a Gentile judge (no… Read More