Paul is privy to a secret! And while the secret has been around for time eternal, only within the present age has the secret been made known; “it has now been...

Leading others to listen with their bodies by using the tools of spiritual direction and yoga has given me the opportunity to work with individuals of various religious backgrounds, ages, shapes,...

God longs to offer us peace, but we must listen. Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? If scripture included sound effects, the voice of the Lord in...

The start of a new year provides an opportunity for new beginnings—new calendar pages, new food plans, new exercise routines, new budgeting goals. Many of us embrace a fairly common practice...

The time has come again, as old has gone and new has arrived. Some of us pray that this year will not be like the last, remembering only the pains, struggles,...

My youth minister strummed his guitar and sang his own lyrics, “The sun burst orange-yellow-red, lighting caverns in my head.” When I watch sunrises and sunsets those words often slip into...

All creation has gifts to offer when it comes to beauty and wonder, but I believe the American West has a unique beauty. I can ride through the expanses of Kansas...

We live a storied existence but often forget how God weaves those stories together. Jesus’ birth fleshes out biblical prophecies, and history forever changes. Jewish people were storytellers who passed on...

Centuries before the writing of this Gospel, Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians and the Israelites found themselves exiled in a land far from home. As the faithful Israelites recounted God’s faithfulness...

We have to be careful with the weight of the world’s burdens. They grow heavier as we watch the news, which reminds us of the world’s brokenness. The bad news seems...