Silently, with his eyes, (as he watched her tell a story he’s heard a thousand times) he whispered I love you In
Truth: Exhausted
I finished my first year of seminary this past Friday, and I’m still at 1% – even after three days of rest.
Truth: Companion
When someone sees me with my Bible open in front of me they always comment how tiny it is and my reply
Truth: Iffy
One of the greatest things I’ve discovered in seminary is that among all these future pastors, chaplains, ministers, and leaders, there isn’t
Truth: Words
I’m not proud of it, but I must admit that there are times when I’m really good at tearing people down. Sometimes
Truth: Blinded
Over the weekend, riots in Nicaragua claimed at least 24 souls; a suicide bombing in Afghanistan killed more than 55 people; 4
Truth: Monks & Burros
With an overabundance of humility, I’d like to say that most days I’m the monk in this poem: reaching out to those
Truth: Love/Hurt
As a teenager I fell for the Columbia House Music sales pitch – they’d send me 10 free CD’s for one measly,
Truth: I’m Not Australian.
A month before my thirteenth birthday my family and I moved from the suburbs of Denver to a small mountain town three
Is. Is. Is. And Will Be.
Every Easter morning in my hometown, a small band of musicians wanders from church to church and plays for each congregation, giving
Truth: Love
As desperately as I want to love God, and as willing as I am to love others, when the mirror is placed
Palms and Purex
I had skipped church this morning and was sitting at the laundromat pondering this holy day, this Palm Sunday. (Long digression: I
Truth: Unfriendly Friends
I have to memorize and practice my Lord’s Day presiding stuff. I have to start researching for a paper on my liturgical
From Obligation to Opportunity
How often do we use the phrase ‘have to…’, as in, “I have to go to class today” or “I have to
Truth: Judgment
For someone who hates being judged by others, I find myself being very judgmental. I make split-second decisions about others based on
Complaint Line Starts Here
Have you ever had a really bad day? Like, really bad, where from start to finish, everything that could possibly go wrong