A Stone’s Throw

August 18, 2006

On Tuesday night of this past week I fulfilled a baseball “to do” on my list of parks to visit… Yankee Stadium.  What a blast.  As we crossed the 161st Street bridge and approached the stadium, I noticed a small, open and grass covered area just adjacent to the ballpark.   In the modest green space […]

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The Compassion of Jesus

August 11, 2006

Compassion is inconvenient and often intrusive.  It lays claim to our attention and engages our heart.  It suggests, in unavoidable terms, that we get involved. It climbs the sharp cliffs of selflessness. This is the pattern of Jesus, and it was often demonstrated at the pinnacle of demand; when Jesus was the most obliged to […]

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Friends and Enemies

July 28, 2006

I love my friends. In fact, last weekend I spent time with some of my closest and most faithful friends… many of whom are family as well.  These individuals are loyal, wise, and trusted.  They know my weaknesses and strengths.  They know how to pick me up when I’m down, and how to celebrate with me as well.  It is […]

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Wedding Day

July 21, 2006

Kendal Brooke Emery. That’s the name that Marc and Jill gave their newborn daughter in July of 1984 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since that moment in time Kendal has grown, explored, learned and dreamed. In fact, she has developed into a beautiful young woman that God has, and is using. At present, Kendal is in Grand […]

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Treasure in Heaven

July 14, 2006

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. […]

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Nightmare

June 16, 2006

In his powerful personal story, “Night,” Elie Wiesel, internationally known author, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor describes the journey of his soul as he witnessed the brutality of human against human during World War II. The horror expunged the spiritual sensitivity that had been built into his life as a Jewish boy. He writes: “Never […]

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Teach Us To Pray

June 8, 2006

If it had been me, if I had been running with Jesus, if my life had overlapped with His, what, just what would I ask Him to teach me? If I had seen what His closest followers had seen, if I had experienced the power and emotion that they had experienced, what would I have […]

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Pray for Rain

June 2, 2006

As summer approaches, so do the dark afternoon storm clouds that seem to descend from the Rocky Mountains by late afternoon. Watching these clouds predictably creep out of the foothills and into the plains of Colorado is a daily expectation. Considering the fact that our winter and spring have been very dry, this should be […]

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The Divine Head Nod

May 19, 2006

My one real exercise passion is road biking. Consequently, our move to Denver was great at feeding this desire. The paved trails that crisscross the city are outstanding. Specifically, the South Platte River Trail is a favorite. It snakes along with the flow of the river all the way to downtown. The path is used […]

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Can we talk?

May 5, 2006

“Can we talk?” This functional request, i.e. can we speak with each other, is anything but functional. It’s relational. It’s a boarding pass to a conversational journey. Those three single-syllable words are literally the tip of the communication iceberg. They prime the pump to a bountiful resource pool of interaction. “Can we talk?” Are you […]

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