People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Have Childlike Faith?

When was the last time you looked up at the night stars? When did you last let your gaze linger on the stars, pondering the expanse of space? Mornings and nights are often so cluttered, so frenetic, so hectic that it’s easy for me to miss the quiet invitation of the stars. Yet when I … Continue reading Starry, Starry Night — Enchantment With the Stars

The past year has been a season of change. In these waning years of my fourth decade, I’ve watched my father decline in health and die. We’ve closed our older daughter’s high school years and inaugurated her college career. Our younger daughter has blossomed into a distinctive creative force with ideas of her own. My … Continue reading Enchantment: The Shape of My Spiritual Life

It’s a natural question.   “Where are you, God?” It comes to us in the crisis, the moment of pain, the season of doubt and suffering.   When our plans and dreams have been smashed to fragments under the heels of careless narcissists, we instinctively cry, “where are you, God?”  When the people we thought … Continue reading Where Are You, God? (A meditation on Psalm 22)

Have you ever had it happen that just as you are starting to experience some progress in life, then the critics, the mockers, and the underminers increase their sabotage?  Our own growth and development threatens the status quo.  When people are threatened, they push back and seek to undo our progress. This is the kind … Continue reading Don’t Be Afraid of the Underminers (Meditation on Nehemiah 4:1-20)