There’s obviously a lot in this Psalm – The majority of it is speaking of the futility of the kings of the earth seeking to go against the Lord and the Lord’s plans. But as I read it this morning and have been thinking about […]
Psalm 1 – Dandelions
It’s time to return to the Psalms. It feels like a time that I need to be sure that there is a song of the Lord spoken to my heart each day. I’m going to try to avoid just repeating what I shared last time […]
God’s Flow
We have gotten a ton of rain the last few weeks. Its been raining pretty much non-stop the last few days especially and it feels more like a cold rainy time in the late fall or winter rather than early Spring. Anyway, I was on […]
To Forgive and to Fight
This past weekend, my family and I went to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center here in Cincinnati. It is a powerful exploration of the cost of freeing and the cost of freedom. It goes into the past but also looks at the present […]
My Emmaus Road
I know this is a similar picture to what I posted the other day but something about this path just really continues to speak to me. I had the Sunday off today (Yahoo!!!! – grateful for a wonderful associate pastor!) and our family went out […]
Savoring the Word 17 – Luke 24:13ff – Emmaus
Yesterday I heard from two friends of mine who are wrestling with where they are in life. Paths that once seemed so very clear did not feel so much at least yesterday. If they (and I and we) are honest with ourselves, that’s probably more […]
Savoring the Word 15 – Luke 19:28-48 – Palms
After our Palm Sunday worship service yesterday, I found this on my door of my office at the church. My kids and I fell in love with a character in a video game called Unravel. The character is this little yarn figure named Yarny and […]
Savoring the Word 14 – Luke 19:28-40 – Leaves
A few nights ago I was leaving the church to head home. It had been a stormy early evening and the storms had just passed through and the sun was starting to peek out. It was creating my favorite type of evening light – there’s […]
Savoring the Word 13 -Luke 18:31-19:10 – Longing
This is my favorite statue in one of our local cemetaries. It reminds me of my favorite novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany (if you have read the book and notice the hands here, you’ll understand). Anyway, I have photographed this statue from a variety […]
Savoring the Word 12 – Luke 16:19-31 – Seeing but Not Seeing
Ah – one of the most challenging parables that Jesus tells – the story of the rich man and Lazarus. (Side note – this is not the same Lazarus as in the raising-from-the-dead story, but its still interesting that this is the only parable where […]
Savoring the Word 11 – Luke 15 – Stillness Blessedly Interrupted
The other morning, my day started out like many of my others. When I got to the church, I took some time as I began my morning to pray. It was a chilly morning and so I lit my fireplace and sat down in front […]
A Junk Drawer of Inspiration
I have a love/hate relationship with our junk drawer. I know its pretty much a reality of life – that one drawer where stuff just gets piled in – tissue packs, lighters, cables, Carmex, multitool, a golf ball, a tape measure and the list goes […]
