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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

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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

Hope Justice Laughter

My TEDx Talk!

Please enjoy my TEDx talk that just went live entitled: “ Laughing Your Way to World Peace . . . One Joke at a Time .”

Hope Laughter

“A Rabbi, a Pastor and a Muslim walk into a bar …”

Please enjoy this wonderful piece “A Rabbi, a Pastor and a Muslim walk into a bar … “ about our Laugh in Peace Tour recently broadcast by Canadian Broadcasting (4 million listeners a week!).

Hope Religion and Spirituality

This message was preached as an Easter sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church as well as featured by the religious broadcaster Day 1. Happy Easter everyone! I have to tell you, celebrating … Read More

Empowerment Hope

Building Walls

This beautiful piece was written by my friend Brian Crowson, an artist, poet, historian and . . . wall-builder. Over the last few months much has been … Read More

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A Star is Born

This blog is a transcript of my sermon delivered on December 18, 2016 at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. Video and audio of … Read More

Hope Religion and Spirituality

Why We Need a Little Christmas

Please enjoy this recent newspaper article from Great Bend, Kansas in which I talk about “Why We Need a Little Christmas.” Here’s a preview: “Christmas delivers hope in the form of a baby, … Read More