We are a 60-something straight couple in the middle of Iowa, a state not currently known for its progressive views. We are people of faith, church-goers since childhood, committed to the teachings and ways of Jesus. And we fly a pride flag on our home, rotating it with the American flag as we see fit. […]

Professor of Psychology and Spirituality, David Benner, said that most people believe that God is either angry at them or disappointed in them. This belief damages our relationship with God, of course. Who wants to seek out or reach toward a being who is angry at us? Or who expresses constant disappointment in us? Answer: […]

"This is the great message of the Christian faith: that God loves us and that nothing can separate us from this love. You don't need to earn it. There is nothing you can do to stop it. There is nothing you need to do to receive it, save accept it as the free gift it […]

Currently, my soul is forcing a slowdown that I am helpless to alter. I don't want to hurry anymore. I have hurried most of my life. I am weary of hurrying. Hurrying is over-rated. Hurrying makes me act in ways I don't love or admire. Hurrying causes me to miss my life. Hurrying keeps me […]

“When I get honest, I admit I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and get discouraged, I love and I hate, I feel bad about feeling good, I feel guilty about not feeling guilty. I am trusting and suspicious. I am honest and I still play games. Aristotle said […]

If I had one theme I could preach until the day I die it would be grace. Grace sneaks its way into almost every sermon I've ever written, probably because the longer I live, the more I understand how desperately I need grace. I disappoint myself and others far too often to not believe in […]