God Without Matches and Lighter Fluid

June 8, 2015

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) She was […]

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An Invitation to a Spending Spree

May 29, 2015

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!  (1 John 3:1a) Managing finite resources is a daily challenge for each of us. We work to match income and expenses in a way that reflects the reality of our personal situation, as […]

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The Check Cleared the Bank

May 22, 2015

Into the abyss of fear, confusion, and uncertainty, Jesus makes good on a promise that has reverberated throughout time. The blood of Jesus had been splashed against the canvas of history and now His followers clung to the cosmic image of a wounded king ascended. Emmanuel was gone. God was gone. And so they waited […]

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Sometimes…

May 15, 2015

Several weeks ago on an ideal Saturday afternoon, I took a pruning saw and clipper to my back yard. We have three trees that are flourishing, but in their exuberant growth they had outpaced both aesthetics and convenience, and so they needed a gardener’s hand. With exceptional care I picked the branches to trim. As […]

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The Denver Post as my Amplified Version (Revisited)

May 8, 2015

In June of 2013 I wrote the following Fragment. While the news about the IRS is not as prominently in the spotlight, it is nonetheless a proxy for many other scandalous issues. As such, the lesson below continues to rattle my soul. “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. […]

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Window or Aisle

May 1, 2015

As I boarded a Southwest flight this week I trailed a boy who was boarding as an “unaccompanied minor.” That meant a flight attendant was thoughtfully escorting him on every step of his journey. Once the young man was on the flight, the flight attendant waved her hand across the expanse of the empty airplane […]

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When all there is…

April 24, 2015

This past Tuesday I was invited to join a group of pastors and ministry leaders from Parker, Colorado. Teen suicide has hit the shores of this Denver suburb with tsunami-like impact. A day before the breakfast I was asked if I would be willing to share a few thoughts with these men and women. As […]

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He said, “Come.”

April 20, 2015

And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” (Matthew 14:28-29a) The advent of instructional videos has been transformational to home repair and improvement projects. I use them. I appreciate them. Actually, I love them. From my 15-year-old dryer, to my GE dishwasher, […]

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Two outs; bottom of the 9th, bases are loaded; the Cubs are behind by three runs

April 13, 2015

Spring is like a magnet that draws me back to the dreams of a child growing up in Wheaton, Illinois. In April the calendar flipped to baseball season, and with it, the heroic dreams of a child took flight. The Cubs were loaded with talent. They sported an infield that was the envy of the […]

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The Step of Faith

April 6, 2015

In a sobering and stunning act, Andreas Lubitz voluntarily snuffed out his own life, and simultaneously ended the lives of 150 others. The suffocating realities of a deeply troubled man collided with the disregard for the lives of innocent passengers. An unwritten agreement of trust is forged when a passenger steps across the threshold of […]

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