Daily Bread

The summer before I entered seminary, I received a grant from the Fund for Theological Exploration

When I was little, my dad wanted us to see as much of the wonder of the world as we possibly could.

Rain: the word invokes so many images.

I’ll be honest. I forced my parents to get an iPhone.

I will be honest — my gardening skills are questionable.

I am looking forward to the end of the month when KJ and Kennedy learn to swim.

My great-niece Kennedy is one of God’s wonderful works.

Trading is nothing new. People trade baseball cards, cars, recipes, collectibles, and family treasures. We trade our time for money, our skills for opportunity, and sometimes one possession for another. Trading and bartering have always been part of life.

One of the things we often say about loved ones who have joined the great cloud of witnesses is, “Gone, but never forgotten.”

One of the big rules for long-distance walking is when something is wrong, fix it now.