It’s been said that life is a journey.  If that’s true, then the joy of the journey, and the passion of the journey, is determined […]

In a few weeks our Imagine Nation Youth will be going to Lake Junaluska for their summer youth retreat, and it makes me think back […]

I have been invited to lead one of the workshops at the Annual Conference of the International Council of Community Churches in Jacksonville, Florida, July […]

Generations ago, the captain of an old merchant sailing ship made a statement that is still true today:  “No wind blows in favor of a […]

It was a hot, arid day. The sun was beating down, but still the crowd was huge.  As they gathered and pressed around Jesus, he […]

I’m thinking this week of the parents who have felt the lump in the throat and the tear in the eyes as their son or […]

In the midst of the church-wide yard sale and the Choraliers Concert last weekend, Tyra, Joshua and I rejoiced in the wedding of Tyra’s niece […]

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict.  It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a […]

Tom Bandy tells that some fishermen in a small boat went to their favorite spot, about five miles from the coast.  In the late afternoon, […]

It may surprise you to hear that when Jesus died, his primary followers didn’t band together and say, “Let’s keep the dream alive.”  Instead, they […]