Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m bewitched by aspen trees. Have been for years. They are complex, moody creatures. Their dark eyes are windows into …
Five Truths I Learned about God, Life, and Myself in an Aspen Grove Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes An old comic strip called Pogo illustrated a powerful truth. “We have met the enemy and he is us.” When …
Sunday Psalm: A Prayer for Protection against My(Self) Enemies Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Where is God when you need him? I know history is rife with troubled times but right now sure weighs …
Why Does Life Feel Like God is Playing a Cosmic Game with Us? Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Forty-three years ago The Redheaded-Wildflower and I bought our first home. Our friends threw us a house warming party. They …
The Story of How a Knock-off Weber Grill Became a Real Treasure Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes As I’ve written before, I believe the blues are modern psalms of lament. They name everyday pains and stresses with-in …
Monday Psalm: I’ve Got Those Post Resurrection Sunday Blues Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saviors have risen and fallen. But on the cross Jesus fell then rose. Weighted by the world but lifted by love.
Reading Time: 2 minutes O God who sees me, Life is full of unexpected and undetected gifts: My dog’s cold nose on my warm …
Reading Time: 5 minutes I sat alone in the intensive care waiting room of Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver hungover with sadness and worry. …
How Do You Answer When Death Asks You Impossibly Hard Questions? Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes At my home nestled near the mountains on the southwest edge of Denver, we’ve had nearly four feet of snow …
Sunday Psalm: Asking for Grace in an Unexpected Wait Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s common to experience God sightings in sunsets, geese in flight, ocean waves, and other aspects of nature. Nature reflects …