Rich Mullins died, and I’ve been heartbroken ever since.  His song and his life was more than just inspirational.  It’s who I became.  I...

Of all the genus characters of literary fiction, I think I fancy the Cheshire Cat most. There is just something about that toothy smile...

In the dream, I woke up. I was conscious of myself lying in the high grass of a backyard that I have never been in before. The backyard...

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where...

I had a dream that changed my life.  Many times my dreams are inspiring, frightening, confusing or fascinating.  I don’t claim many of...

– Edgar Allen Poe “The Raven” One of the most fascinating classes I took during my Master’s degree was on the history and skill of...

The season begins with a renewal, another spin of this tired earth being circled by a relentless moon.  The past has been a checkered...

There is a tree planted by rivers of waters.  It bears it’s fruit in season and its leaves never wither.  It stands in the middle of a...

Tonight I look out my window.  There is no cross streets.  Only a lonely cul-de-sac.  Nothing like that bit of grace that comes unique to...

Come with me back to our beginning, somewhere deep into the garden of Eden.  It’s a beautiful day in a timeless place.  That is to say,...

Sort of a strange occurrence happened this morning that brought this all to my attention.  My flight last night was canceled so I had to...

Two years ago this month I was inspired to undertake a personal quest… I would spend time every day for 30 days writing about something...

They do.  Let’s stop pretending they are innocent bystanders.  Guns cut, rip and destroy life.  They have since they were first forged. ...

*From the Archives* Today I watched as they put a friend and brother in the Lord into the ground. I didn’t know Johnny all that much.  He...

This summer should be an interesting one.   It marks 20 years since I began the journey officially in full time ministry.  It also marks...

Sounds like the beginning of a stupid joke, doesn’t it.  Or maybe a novelty folk song.  But it’s all true.  I swear it! Penguin was her...

Christmas day was no less of a blur; opening presents, attending mass, large family dinners.  As it is for many of us, adults and...

Have you ever let a kid help you with something? Something you didn’t really need their help with? Maybe you had to work slower so they...

It went from a house, to a home and back to just a house again. The family has gone ahead to that land of our new adventure.  There are...

So I witness a people and a culture that is quick to magnify itself, but I know (as Brennan Manning says) that we are all just really...