Angels Dancing All Around Us
Look, I would never say that our loving God causes tragedy. Never. But...sometimes tragedies have a way of birthing incredible blessing....
A stole, tears of truth, and an apology
This year at Annual Conference, our bishop, Bishop Cedrick Bridgeport, shared a white stole with us and asked us to write names on it of...
Living In Our Alphabet Home
I’ve got a new app on my phone that Cyndy and I love. It’s called “Autio” and we live it because it tells us stories about the towns or...
A Timely Parable from “The Boys in the Boat”
This week I’m preaching about a Richard Rohr concept called “Being or Living in the Flow”. I think it is best described by Daniel James...
Luke Raley, The Jolly Green Giant, and Singing "Lustily"
Have you ever had this happen? You’re singing in church...a praise song to God...and you kind of lose your way because when you close...
Revisioning What It Means to Be a Hero
Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, this weekend was one of the biggest weekends in our year. The whole community would put their...
Learning to Love My 94-Year-Old Mom as She Waits for God to Come
This Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day...and while I know many folks in our world have had traumatic parental experiences, when it comes...
Zebras, Keijo, and Finding Home
Has anybody spotted the missing zebra? If you live in the Seattle area you’ve heard all about this, but for those of you who live in...
The Duck-Billed Platypus, an "I am" poem, and the Conundrum of Religion
I had the privilege of having coffee with everyone's favorite pastor at Bear Creek UMC this morning...Rev. David Orendorff! And by...
The Art of Staring Down Your Inner Censor
I’m trying my hand and getting more creative these days. Julia Cameron’s Book “It’s Never Too Late to Start Again”, has really been a...
The Eclipse, Angels, and a Soul Still Stuck with 2d Glasses
Have we lost our cosmic imagination? Ok...Ok...Ok! Go ahead and say it: I’m a fuddy duddy! I’m a boring “this world is flat” guy! I’m one...
Baptisms, Palms, and Sacred Games of Hide and Seek
This Sunday is my favorite Sunday of the year...Palm Sunday! I know, as Easter People, all of us should probably say Easter...and listen,...
Titus, Two "Barr's", and a Simple Act of Love
Sometimes it’s not what happens in church that matters, but what happens after church. Especially when it’s Daylight Savings Time...
Dancing with the Easter Bunny with KEDS and a 25 mph Dakota Guster
On March 4th, my dad would have celebrated his 96th birthday. Every year about that time I have a couple memories that flash up. Here's...
The Day Dad Dared To Pray--for Real!
This week for our Lenten devotionals, I took some time looking for some of my favorite quotes from our Lent/Easter book "Prayer in the...
Learning to Embrace Wonder in a 1-Star Reviewer World
The Seattle Times just came out with a hilarious article called "A giant litter box: Our favorite 1-star reviews for national parks". ...
Why I Belong to Any Church at All!
Do you have a weakness? One of those weaknesses that you have tried and tried and tried to overcome? One of those weaknesses that you...
A Farewell and Sending for our good friend, Will
I've been reading scripture lately and as I read about Jesus' ministry, I've noticed something: Jesus had a way of transforming...
Seattle’s New Coach, Elephants, and Learning How to Pray
I’ve been thinking about prayer lately. And how much time we spend asking God to remove obstacles from our life. I was reminded of this...

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