#BasicNeeds (a Rethink Church Lenten experiment)

Here we are again. Lent. Another wilderness, or is it the same one? Wandering and wondering. In 2013, I joined several friends for an interesting Rethink Church experiment…to blog through Lent. Rethink Church is at it again. Check out this year’s Lent experiment. Here’s how they describe it. “Every Sunday, we’ll post a theme that […]

You Are NOT Alone

Because of who I am and what I do, I have an opportunity to talk with folks during some of the most incredible moments of their lives. By incredible I mean both the extraordinarily great and the extremely bad. These are the vulnerable and deeply personal pieces of our lives. What surprises me time and […]

Forget Flying

I like superheroes. I especially like Superman. Super strong. Super fast. Heat vision. X-ray vision. Cold breath. And, in case that wasn’t enough, he can fly! “Super” seems so inadequate to describe the guy. Funny thing is, as much as I like Superman’s powers (and those of other superheroes), I have discovered a power that […]