

Are You a Member of the "Bad Luck Club?"
When I was a youth, I remember going to my grandparents on Saturday evenings and watching "Hee Haw." Yes, I am that old, and if you have...


What if Dr. King had stated, " I Have a Complaint...?"
Once, at a national meeting of college student-services professionals, a distinguished dean of students was leading a workshop, talking...


Otro dÃa, otra aventura. Translation: "Another day, another adventure."
These words from Mark Batterson are quite apropos as we begin a new year. Batterson was referring to a trip he took to the Galapagos...


Jesus of the Gaps
We stand here at the end of a year, ready to start 2018. What will the year ahead be like? We can't know in advance, but we can imagine...


Getting Closer to Bethlehem and the Manger
I am in awe of how fast it seems the Advent Season has gone this year! I know there are still the same number of seconds, minutes, and...


The Great Intrusion
Someone once wrote, "The coming of Jesus is the greatest intrusion in human history, and the greatest intrusion in your life. Jesus makes...


Are You Prepared?
As hard as it is to believe, the season of Advent awaits us shortly, whether we are ready for it or not! During Advent, our worship...


Table Ministry
During your holiday meal when you expect more people than usual who gather around your table, do you grab some "extensions" for the table...


Statement of Faith: Silence is not Enough
In our remembrance we know silence is not enough to change the world. I have come that you may have life and life to the full. In our...


Big God, Small Table: What is wrong with that picture?
When I see that phrase, Big God, Small Table, I quickly get melancholy. I feel this way because I am trying to figure out how American...