“Contents Fragile. This side up. Handle with Care.” The commands are clear; the instructions are specific.  A short trip to the mailbox or the post office will reveal that a container plastered with these...

From the moment he was born, Moses mattered… …hid as a Hebrew because he was wanted. …whisked from the water, raised by royalty because he was wanted. …primed for power, poised for the next...

from 8-27-2017 …it’s the shocked expression that often comes to mind or out of our mouths when something unexpected happens… It happens here, in the Gospel of Matthew when Jesus hands the keys of...

“And the sun rose upon Jacob as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.” Jacob, the trickster, the scam artist, the deceiver had an encounter with God.  Of all people.  If left to...

Wheat will remain wheat and a weed will always be a weed… …but it’s not so with people.  That’s why the Master’s instructions to wait till harvest are so important.  In the second of...

From 7/30/2017 Any good gardener will tell you that weeds are a problem… …and oftentimes problems are resolved by removal.  Take immediate action. Do away with all weeds.    That’s why the Master’s instruction...

From 7/23/2017 Esau was famished…and in his hunger he sold his birthright to his brother for a bowl of ramen.   Hunger weakens us and oftentimes in a weakened state we’re prone to make...

From 7-2-2017 What do you do… …when you’re on a path of faith trying to navigate what you know about God in the midst of something that doesn’t make sense?  Abraham was there, walking...