Wetlands
Wetlands are places where the land is saturated by water. Ponds, marshes, swamps, bogs, river deltas, and flood-prone areas are all...
DNA
Every living organism is shaped by its DNA. This molecule of intertwined strands, knit into nearly every cell, carries genetic...
Vision
God delights in stirring our imaginations with glimpses of the future. As we pay attention, these insights can coalesce into a vision of...
Money, Sex, and Power
In this Lenten season, consider three recurring areas of temptation. Richard Foster has named them in a book of the same title: money,...
Mysteries
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote: “All Christian theology has its origin in the wonder of wonders, that God became human. . . Seized and...
Refugee
The United Nations estimates that there are now 232 million international migrants. These displaced multitudes are driven by deprivation,...
Jesus, the Life-changer
To follow Jesus, we abandon any attempt to make something of ourselves. On our own, we cannot be good or virtuous. Instead, we trust...
Letting Go
Life is full of transitions. At times prompted by opportunity, sometimes by distress, transitions are challenging. They can be managed...
Convergence
Throughout the mountains and hills of central Pennsylvania, small streams merge into larger tributaries and, ultimately, into the...
Church Meld
Can a struggling church “reboot” for a fresh start? The multisite movement, normally associated with larger churches, also creates an...
Little Things
In a recent reprise of the Joseph story (Gen. 39:20-21), Nelson Mandela developed the traits and skills of magnanimous leadership in...
Silence
In the poetic cadences of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, the Teacher declares there is a time for silence. Most of us are practiced in speaking, but...
Intangibles
Most churches in America are small. Yet big churches attract the most people and money. What assets, then, does a small church pastor...
Accessibility
Most churches strive to be accessible to people with the widest possible range of physical abilities. Normally, this involves ramp...
High Privilege
My daily devotional journey began with the Moravian Daily Texts. Probably the most widely-read devotional guide in the world, there are...
