What Next?

What Next?

by | Nov 10, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey

When I worked in Washington, D.C., I learned a lot about cycles and systems — how some things, such as freedom and integrity, are permanent, while others, such as administrations and occupations, are fleeting.  Some of my greatest learning came at the end of an...
Perhaps We’ll Listen

Perhaps We’ll Listen

by | Oct 28, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality

On a recent drive, somewhere along a lush tree-lined road where wildflowers bloom, I “lost” a big-city classic rock station.  As Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers faded away, I channel surfed for other music I’d enjoy. Wherever I was at the time, nothing tuned in...
Perhaps We’ll Listen

To Everything, a Season

by | Oct 13, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality

One of the blessings of ministry — and of life, if we’re paying attention — is how fortunate we are to share our journey with so many others.  Sometimes, we travel together a long way.  Sometimes we meet at a particular juncture, then move on again, each in our own...
Perhaps We’ll Listen

Pick Up Your Mat

by | Oct 6, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality

Having faith in God — and in ourselves — can be a continual challenge.  Travelling faithfully requires that we flow with life, guided by our inner vision even as we heed activity in the outer world. No matter what may occur in our lives, faith in God and God’s power...
From the Inside Out

From the Inside Out

by | Sep 23, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality

Autumn has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere.  A welcome change for some; for others, not so much.  A seasonal change, even when welcome, is still change. Few of us enjoy change.  Yet, as we mature spiritually (no matter what our calendar age), we realize that change...
From the Inside Out

Surrender — And Succeed

by | Sep 8, 2016 | Faith, God, Journey, Spirituality

Sometimes, on our journeys of faith, we reach a juncture with jagged cliffs or steep drops.  If our goal is to reach the other side, whichever side that is, we need to dive or leap.  Either way, we need to let go and fully surrender ourselves and all which was, as we...