Healing Solitude
In the last seven days, I've stood up in front of people and given a talk seven times. Today, after giving two messages back to back at a retreat, I came home thinking I'd need [...]
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In search of solitude
Do you ever spend time alone? On purpose? Maybe to pray, or just be still? The practice of solitude is can be life-changing. It's hard to understand until you do it, but when you get [...]
Gift Guide for Writers (and Readers)
Last minute gift guide for readers! If you’re wondering what to get friends and family for Christmas—the answer is always books! Everyone needs more books in their life! As writers, we should read great books [...]
When God seems distant, a strategy for connection
If I were to ask you to list three things you’re grateful for, what would make the list? In fact, I am asking you to list what you’re grateful for. I mean, it's up to you. [...]
An invitation to spend time with God
Welcome to Day 9 of our Deeply Loved Lenten journey. (By the way, if you'd like more frequent updates on this journey, follow me on Instagram or Facebook where I'm posting video devotionals every weekday.) [...]
The Gift of Christmas Present devotional now in paperback!
Happy Thanksgiving! Although it’s our second holiday season in a pandemic, things have shifted. Perhaps this year, we will gather with friends and family. We can’t rely on past holidays to inform this season, except [...]
Fuel for the long run of Lent
Last week, my crocuses bloomed brave and bright. Today, there is a 100 percent chance of snow. We’re in the slog of Midwestern spring, which is not really spring at all, but rather weather that teases [...]
The surprising secret of transformation
I slip into my silent, dark house, shedding wet running shoes and jacket. In the kitchen, I pour a cup of coffee from the pot I made earlier and microwave it back to life. I [...]
When good things end: some thoughts on The Practice
The only constant in life is change. This is particularly true in dynamic organizations like Willow Creek, the church I’ve been a member of for three decades. While I have remained at my church, it [...]
Imago Dei and pronouns
The Imago Dei is a mystery. How is it that we, made of dust, bear the image of God, the imprint of the divine? A mystery we can embrace but not fully explain, theologians have [...]