"Courage is fear that has said its prayers." - Karle Wilson Baker
Courage by Karle Wilson Baker
Prayer’s True Power
A nonet poem reflecting on the power of prayer.
Haunted by the Death of John the Baptist: How Do We Read the Bible?
Here is a guest post from my daughter, a seminary student who is looking at the death of John the Baptist and asking the question, how do we read the Bible?
Doubt by Norman Shirk
A poem for all people of faith who struggle with doubt, which I suspect is all of us, at some point or another.
Do Not Doubt, but Believe: My Sermon on John 20:19-31
Do Not Doubt, but Believe: My Sermon on John 20:19-31
Giving Thanks for Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Today I join with Christians around the world in giving thanks for Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a faithful and courageous servant of Christ who died on this day for his part in a resistance movement against the Nazis.
My Birthday in the Holy Land
Remembering with Gratitude the Birthday I Spent in the Holy Land
What Are Scripture’s Most Compelling Questions?
What are scripture's most compelling questions? Here are my top forty. Is yours on my list?
To Live in the Light of the Resurrection
To live in the light of the resurrection – that is what Easter means. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Rolling the Stone Away: My Easter Sermon on Mark 16:1-8
Easter means not only that Christ is alive, but that he is with us always, rolling away the stones and obstacles that keep us from him. Here is my Easter sermon on Mark 16:1-8.
My Pastoral Ponderings 