In the comedy Talladega Nights with Will Ferrel, the race car driver Ricky Bobby has a famous line, “if you’re not first- you’re last”. ...

​ Lose hustling for your value Lose trying to impress people Lose struggling to get others approval Lose self-righteousness Lose...

…I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 Today, October 4, is the feast of St. Francis....

To love and be loved. Those are the words that filled my heart as I returned from a quick overnight at Estes Park with five dear friends....

"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” Mark 9:37 The...

The phone rang and it was my dad. Interrupting our coffee conversation, I told my friend Sonya that I would need to take the call. It...

This coming weekend we join with our sister ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) congregations in God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday...

“Be not afraid”- we hear these words many times in the Bible. Spoken by God or an angel to a person when God is made known and is...

The song by Carrie Newcomer “You Can Do This Hard Thing” has been a go to song for me when things are hard. Perhaps I am feeling...

"Joined together"- connected. Being connected to one another is on my mind as we get ready to launch our member software REALM Connect...

Reading A Song to Sing, A Life to Live:Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice by Don Saliers and Emily Saliers helped put into words...

Daily. Daily bread. “Give us this day our daily bread”. One day at a time. I remember reading that if parents daily pray the Lord’s...

Fish for breakfast. It’s probably not what most campers would expect. The early morning wake up at 5:15am allowed just enough time to...

Finding rest for our souls. This isn’t the same as taking a vacation or a day off. The rest for our souls can arrive as a gift in that...

It was just a glimpse. It was almost as if I was going to miss it and then I paused. The "God pause"- to slow down- it happened. I saw...

It was probably in 1982 that I had the opportunity to go to a James Taylor (JT) concert. This song sung above by India Arie seemed to...

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not...

It often really is the little things. Billboards, church signs, bumper stickers, babies laughing at ripped paper on videos, all these...

For almost 4 years I have regularly practiced yoga. To calm and clear my mind, to open my heart, and to care for my body- yoga has been...

Every breath. God is present in every breath. Part of the appeal for me of yoga is the connection of breath and movement. To quiet my...