Tuesday, January 24, after auditing the 3:30-6:00 p.m. course "Love and Desire," that convened on the campus of Duke University at the...

Presently, I’m on study leave at Duke Divinity School. During the week, I’m staying at Homewood Suites located between Durham and Chapel...

As the air gets chillier, we long even more for the warming of hearts. Hot chocolate, hot coffee, a rapid walk outside in God's creation,...

Most people I know are not referred to as "saints" until they're dead! Recall the last time someone called you a "saint." The last time...

Quite recently, my wife, Helen, and I have felt like we are riding in a kayak built for two. It's like we're riding along on the lake and...

Immersion in the Jesus way of being and doing resembles sitting in a kayak, riding the winds and currents breathed by Holy Spirit....

Presently, I'm reading a captivating book entitled, "Protest at Midnight: Ministry to a Nation Torn Apart," by Peter Storey. This memoir...

Recently, I participated in the convocation for pastors at Duke Divinity School. The theme this year focused upon "Creativity and...

One of my favorite songs to sing with my 30 months old grandson, Daniel, starts like this:, "Give me a beat!" He starts playing the...

Good friends communicate... Christ-like friends immerse communication in prayers adoring Holy, Holy, Holy Triune God, our Dearest Friend....

What does it feel like to glide like an eagle on the winds? To breathe in your element? What does it feel like to be connected to the...

When I take a look at my own journey toward Christ-likeness, it seems like it's easy to get stuck in a cycle called "Just Right" on one...

Dear God, long ago you spoke to Moses through a burning bush. You told him to return to Egypt and he would become a messenger of...

Holy Creator of all, thoughts bounce around our brains Questions Perceptions Grief seeking expression Dearest Friend Jesus Lead...

Dear Father, Holy Creator Help us see the mysterious masterpieces and beauty of all creation. Replace fear and suspicion of persons I...

Good question... Only God knows... I do wonder what it may be like to take a journey of discernment and discovery once again through a...

On the day after church appointments were announced, a United Methodist Pastor felt led by the Spirit to go into the wilderness for a...

Loving Creator, Redeemer, Friend; the world's heart bleeds--- drip, drip, drip. Pride, Hatred, Violence, War! Blood soaks the dust of the...

Holy Creator and Redeemer of all, perhaps one of the most audacious claims we can make occurs when we claim to understand You more than...

Eternal Father of all creation, sometimes I feel like I'm in a cave asking : "Who am I?" When I watch C.N.N. and see images of murdered...