Running with Jesus
Article originally published at KingdomEdgeMag.com I’ve been watching a lot of track and field lately. One of my kids has joined the high school team and I’m gradually learning the terminology and [...]
May 2021
April 2021
The Spiritual Practice of Sitting
Article originally published at KingdomEdgeMag.com I would’ve never classified myself as a “Do-er”. You know them. The people who have an invisible inner drive to work and achieve. Not me. For as [...]
March 2021
Using your senses to feel God’s presence
Article originally published at KingdomEdgeMag.com Skies are gray in Missouri, but I packed my sunglasses in an act of faith. We drove to Orlando in the middle of the February deep freeze. [...]
February 2021
New Growth
Article originally published at KingdomEdgeMag.com The tender green shoot, branching off the established plant, is a sweet depiction of new growth. It’s similar to the soft, brand-new skin of a newborn. New [...]
November 2020
We will all be fine
Article originally published at KingdomEdgeMag.com Streaming sunlight through the trees threw shadows across the winding road. I was on a state highway traveling to a rented lakeside condo. Three friends were meeting [...]
October 2020
What attending my niece’s birth helped me realize
She laid groaning in the hospital bed. I was on the other side of the railing in a chair. Together we counted “In—two—three—four. Out—two—three—four—five—six.” Her husband was nearby alternating between [...]
November 2018
Stopping Point and Lingering Questions
Photo by Pepe Reyes on Unsplash I think I need a stopping point. What I struggle with so often is finding a place to discontinue my current project and move into something else important to [...]
March 2018
Trade-offs
Infinite. The opposite of finite. Having no boundaries or limitations. Sounds lovely as a personal quality when I'm looking at my to-do list or weekly agenda. But its just not reality. Instead, we humans are [...]
January 2018
The Year-End Regret Review
What do you do when you get the end of another year and have so many things you wish you could have accomplished? First of all, you most likely berate yourself. This is what I [...]
October 2017
Starting at the Beginning
Starting at the Beginning... Everyone can live a meaningful life. 'What does that mean', 'what does it look like' and 'how do we get from here to there' are the big questions. For [...]