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April Fool, Grim Reaper–He is Risen!

Please enjoy this summarized version of my Easter sermon as featured in my most recent syndicated column .

Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality

Open the Sunroof

(This piece was also preached as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City.) I don’t know how it’s been where you live, but for … Read More

Empowerment Gratitude Hope

Changing the World

On Sunday, December 3rd, we gave everyone in our congregation a five-dollar bill. The members could choose anything they wanted to do with the money as long as … Read More

Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality

Beethoven on Inner Peace

I’m sure you have all heard of the great composer Beethoven and his famous piece the 9th Symphony. It was heralded as a work of genius because Beethoven … Read More

Empowerment Hope Risk and Reinvention

Taking Down the Tree

There is one ritual I really hate during the holidays: taking down the tree. It’s a sad job, as it marks the end of the season. And it’s … Read More

Hope

This sermon was featured on Christmas Eve 2017 by Day 1 broadcasting via Internet and AM/FM radio. “There’s no room here, or at the Holiday Inn, the Days Inn, or the C’mon Inn,” the desk clerk said, shaking his … Read More

Cancer (and other road hazards) Gratitude Hope

This was NOT on MY List!

To hear the full sermon “This was NOT on MY List” click here . About twenty years ago, a cousin of mine (with a random sense of humor) sent … Read More

Hope Justice

Lessons from a Christmas Cactus

This blog was also featured in Huffington Post. Don’t you think it’s odd that Christmas — the time of the year we celebrate the Christ child, the light of the world — is also the … Read More

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Three Redwood Wishes

Toby and I took an epic trip over Thanksgiving. First, Amtrak across the country from Chicago to LA in a sleeper car. Then a drive through the great … Read More