"It is not only prayer that gives God glory, but work. Smiting on an anvil, sawing a beam, whitewashing a wall, driving horses, sweeping, scouring -- everything gives God some glory if, being in his grace, you do it as your duty. To go to communion worthily gives God great glory, but to take food […]

A month ago one of our church's leaders lost a son and two grandchildren in a tragic auto accident. The heartbreak is deep. The agony of grief is real. And the tears are many. Some Christians feel ashamed when they cry. Very often when I hug a crying person, they whisper to me, "I am […]

I believe one of the biggest hindrances in life is self-hatred. So much time wasted berating ourselves for being human, fallen, fallible, flawed ... As if we're the only ones ... Maybe it is my age, or perhaps I am just done picking on myself, but I am finding peace with who I am these […]

This is for any of my friends who feel "stuck" right now ... Who are facing decisions that feel big and hard and confusing ... Who don't know which direction to turn, which fork in the road to take ... Don't be afraid. You are in a good place; a place of your "real work." […]

"Best of any song is bird song in the quiet, but first you must have the quiet." (Wendell Berry)

"When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it's over, I don't want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened, […]