If love is the answer to every question, then what are we to do with our detractors? Detractors are…

Followers of Jesus are a peculiar bunch. For us the answer to every question is love. Our task is simply to discover what shape or form love should take in…

It was a wine tasting event, and I was the designated driver. The evening was to begin with a cocktail hour, followed by a presentation by a young couple who had just started a wine tasting event business…

I thought I’d change clothes after Christmas, but now I think I may try to wear the armor of light all year long. The armor of light is a…

Here so close to Christmas the armor of light shimmers with a near constant glow. It is not the armor I am wearing that shines so, rather it is…

Sometimes the armor of light is put on us directly by God. Some years ago I got really sick. Go to the hospital and stay awhile sick. I spent…

When God dresses us up in the armor of light we become bearers of light to people who are mired in darkness. Our call is…

I am going to wear the same clothes for the entire month. What I mean is that for the whole season of Advent I am going to try to wear the armor of light. That’s my Advent intention…

The most important question a person can ask is, Where is God in this moment? What pleases God most is…

Attachment to outcomes will destroy you. Attachment to outcomes other than love degrade and destroy me because they…

Peace is not a brokered deal, it is a sacrifice made in love. Peace does not…

A person I met a long time ago at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville said something that blew me away and lodged itself in my memory. She said…

A number of years ago I went on an 8-day silent meditation retreat for the first time. I was excited and nervous. 8 days is a long time to be quiet…

“The soul that walks in love neither tires others, nor grows tired.” I can’t get that line from 16th century Spanish mystic John of the Cross out of my head…

I thought I was being kidnapped. It wasn’t a rational thought, in fact, in hindsight it was absurd, but the feeling of fear was real. Turns out…

When you realize you are with an emotionally and spiritually immature person gently let go of your judgment that they are immature and love them as if they were…

Humility is a virtue for one reason - because it enables us to love more deeply. Humility comes…

There’s a lot to be said for coming to understanding when faced with something that is confounding. The breakthrough from…

There’s just one group of people on the planet. All the divisions are manufactured. From God’s perspective we are…