If you have ever experienced the nearness of God in your life – heard His voice speak to you, experience His burning, overwhelming love, it threatens to “forever ruin you for the ordinary”, to borrow a well-crafted phrase from a book title.   And when that Presence moves from you, even just a bit, it…

I trudged and slid through the slushy, ice-slicked parking lot of a local strip mall a few days ago. It felt so good when I first entered the warm salon, one of those thirteen buck, no-appointment places. When you have hair like mine, you just need someone with a sharp pair of hedgclippers or a…

I’ve been attending church services for over 30 years. Here’s a list of the books of the Bible – and a few front-burner topics I’ve never heard preached in any substantive way. Some of them might surprise you: Leviticus Numbers 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles Psalms Job Ecclesiastes Lamentations Obadiah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah…

Not exactly a resolution, this post captures my longings for 2009…and 2015, for that matter… Click right here to read it. 

I’m re-reading Elizabeth Goudge’s The Dean’s Watch, a Christmastime treat to myself. (Ignore the lame dustjacket cover at left. The book is wayyyy better than the picture would ever lead you to believe.)   Take a few moments to enjoy her beautiful description of a life completely surrendered to God:       “…she took a…

“Why would God waste 8 hours of each day?” I once heard a conference speaker ask his audience. “If we serve a God who communicates with us, why would He remain silent at night while we sleep?”  This Advent, I have been amazed at the way God told His story to those who were willing…