Stepping Quietly into Holy Week

"Listen, Heavens, I have something to tell you. Attention, Earth, I've got a mouth full of words. My teaching, let it fall like a gentle rain,       my words arrive like morning dew,    Like a … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to Calvary – Day THIRTY-FOUR

Mark 10:46-52, The Kingdom New Testament,                                a contemporary translation by N.T. Wright They came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a substantial crowd were leaving … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to Calvary – Day THIRTY-THREE

The storm is comin', can you see it?Exodus 9:13-35, The MessageGod said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh. Tell him, 'God, the God of the Hebrews, says: Release my people so … Read more...

Burnished Through the Years

What can I say to help you see the man I know? That he is funny and smart and loving? Yes, that's all true. That he is opinionated and sometimes volatile, gestures wildly while watching sporting … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to Calvary – Day THIRTY-TWO

Some places, moments and people in my life where I see the glory of God.What about you?2 Corinthians 3:7-18, New Living TranslationThe old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day THIRTY-ONE

Watching for the morning on the island of Kauai, July 2008Psalm 130 - A Psalm of Ascents - Today's New International Version Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day THIRTY

Psalm 126 - A Song of Ascents - Today's New International VersionWhen the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,    we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter,    our tongues … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to Calvary – Day TWENTY-NINE

Mark 9:30-37, New Living TranslationLeaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – FIFTH Sunday

Hebrews 5:5-10, The MessageNo one elects himself to this honored position. He's called to it by God, as Aaron was. Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by … Read more...