As we enter April, we are in the season of Lent, leading up to Easter near the end of this month. Many churches in the

Our Annual Meeting each June is more than a business meeting. We do gather to make important decisions around the mission we share, but we

My dad turned ninety last month. He is in remarkable health, a picture of fitness, playing tennis every day. Indeed, in 2014 there is a

What do the following letters spell? Godisnowhere. Some will say, “God is nowhere.” But the exact same sequence of letters can be read as, “God

Communication comes with no guarantees. A message sent does not necessarily equate a message received. I quip that a pastor will say to me, “How

I arrived early to speak at Modesto Covenant Church in the central valley of California, parking a distance down the street to review my notes.

At a recent gathering of leaders from several denominations, I was asked to talk on “what makes a denomination a denomination.” In other words, if

Papal transitions have two points of public anticipation: first, who it will be, and then, what name will that person choose. The point of taking

Mother’s Day is this month. Not every woman is a mother, but every mother is a woman so let me use this occasion to give