Wonder (Lent #7)

The tide is coming in. If I stand still, my feet will slowly sink into the sand. I look out as far as I can see. There is a boat of some sort gliding by just visible on the horizon. More closely I watch wave after wave after wave form and then break sending the water inland […]

World (Lent #6)

I had an opportunity a couple of years ago to participate in a conversation with Sue Nilson Kibbey. One of the things she shared was that pastors really have one sermon; one message that finds its way into whatever they preach. She asked, “What’s your one sermon?” I could easily pick it out for others, […]

Settle (Lent #5)

Settle in. Settle down. Get settled. Don’t settle. Funny how a word slips and slides through my brain without me really paying too much attention to it. “Settle” is a word like that for me. How many times have I heard and said all of those settle phrases? Yet if you asked me to start […]