Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12 * Psalm 51:1-17 * 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 * Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 […]

Today’s Reflection Rebekah and I tell the following story from our epic trip “out West,” back when Andrew and Naomi were still snarky teens. We drove from Tampa all the way to Colorado and beyond, 6,800 miles over three weeks. One day, in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, we signed up for one of […]

Today’s Reflection JESUS’ GOSPEL is that life in the kingdom of God is now available, that we can live with God in the here and now and discover in God’s presence a radical new way of life. The gospel is not about getting into heaven so much as it is about getting heaven into us […]

Today’s Reflection IN JESUS’ FIRST SERMON in Mark 1:14-20 he says to the disciples, “I’ve got good news for you: the kingdom of God is at hand.” He seems to say most simply that God is accessible and available to everyone. We are able to live with God in God’s kingdom even now. Can you […]

Today’s Reflection I CAN STILL REMEMBER when I first gave myself to God. I was sixteen, wondering what life was all about and desperately looking for something that would give my life a sense of direction and purpose. … Just a few days before, a close school friend whose God-committed life had impressed me deeply, […]

Today’s Reflection AFTER FIVE MONTHS of my special needs baby girl being home from the neonatal intensive care unit, I found myself craving time alone with God. One morning, while in the midst of unending care-giving, I decided it was time to ask my mom to sit with her so I could find a moment […]