One of my all-time favorite poems is by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. I probably quote this one line at least 3 times a year in my...

Not many people know this outside of the PNW, but in the summer it rarely rains in Seattle!  In fact here’s a snap shot of our 10 day...

I don’t think there is a person in the PNW who doesn’t dream of having their kayaking trip on the Sound interrupted by an orca or blue...

I don’t know what’s going on with me, but ever since I turned fifty-five or so, I cry a lot! Every Friday night we take Emerson for the...

Last week Cyndy and I met Sam and Iris in New Orleans for some R and R. We had a great time taking in the unique culture of New Orleans....

My mom moved into a Care Center yesterday. As I was writing her a note last night, so many memories flashed through my mind. I thought...

When I was a kid about 11-years-old, I witnessed a miracle that I have never been able to explain until now. My dad, a pastor, got a...

This weekend is Father’s Day. A confusing day for many of us. It’s not that we don’t love our fathers, or want to honor them, but for...

This week Bear Creek is putting on our big Pentecost Sunday worship service. I know it’s two weeks late, but in some senses Pentecost,...

This Sunday we are doing a remembrance worship service during worship. A time to remember and celebrate loved ones who have passed away...

Today is my birthday! How cool is that?!? Today, I turn 62! Ok, not so cool, but honestly, I feel pretty good about that too! My dad...

Question: Has this ever happened to you? You are talking to an old friend and they ask you how your kids are doing. So you do something...

Guest Post by Mona Chicks The other day, I watched the epic battle between a crow and a mama bear. Well, perhaps it was a rabbit but it...

Friends. Do you have any? Is that still a thing? This week I have a wonderful friend coming to visit. We’ve been buddies for over 40...

One of my favorite books is a novel that my son, Ben, gave to me called: The Book of Strange New Things. When my son gave me this book,...

Can I confess something to you? For some reason I am struggling to find something to read as of late! Especially in the “Christian”...

Question: Are we really an Easter Community? Last Sunday I preached a message that encouraged each of us to move from thinking of Easter...

I absolutely love Easter! All of it! The bunny, the empty tomb, the race between Peter and John, the earthquake, and Mary in the...

When I was serving a small church in East Texas while I was going to seminary, two little boys walked across the back yard to their...

One of the toughest moments of my vocational life happened in my first year of full-time ministry.  Right in the middle of Holy Week,...