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The wide open space of glory and graceYields cries of wonder, seeking heaven’s face The vast expanseOf heaven and earthBright blue skiesDeep blue river wideBrown green land nestled betweenSojourners travel and traverse unseen Eagles, hawks, and ravens soarAs sunshine above warms and poursDown down the shadows roamAs graceful waters travel homeHerons, loons, and sea-bound gullsFloatContinue reading “The Columbia Gorge”

My parents’ life together began Thanksgiving Day 1968 in South Korea. Both of them arrived in Korea in August 1968. My mother, a recent college grad, was serving a two year teaching term at Korea Christian Academy in Taejun. My father enlisted in the Army as the conflict in Vietnam fomented. He was eventually stationedContinue reading “Life Together as One”

The world is not the way it will be. We do not yet see all things subject to Christ. We walk in shadowlands, filled with the hope of a brighter tomorrow. I’m grateful for visions and dreams that awaken and provoke, and as I consider how others have lived out their dreams, both faithfully andContinue reading “Grateful for a Dream”

Today, January 6th, marks the 12th day of Christmas. These 12 days span from Christmas to Epiphany, the day remembering Jesus’ appearing to the wise men. These twelve days were officially demarcated at the Church Council of Tours in 567, as part of a way to help bridge a growing divide between the church inContinue reading “Epiphany”

One of my simple pleasures and joys, as the year closes and another begins, as we pause to reflect and remember, is to stand in my kitchen and just look at my refrigerator. Like you, I presume, we’ve all done our fair share of Christmas feasting and are quite full. So why am I staringContinue reading “A Fridge Full of Faces”

Days grow dim Evening seems to win Yet hope stirs… As Christmas time begins The Season of Advent has begun. As Lent brings time of reflection before the celebration of Resurrection, Advent stirs hearts with hope; we long for the Christ who came, to come again. Good God became Man, the Good Man, the GodContinue reading “The Adventure of Hope”

My dad loves to fish! Me, not so much. But I love fishing with my dad. There’s so much I wish I’d done differently when I was young. I was often too hard headed and foolish to lean in and heed his counsel. I was often too distracted by knick knacks and Nintendo to reallyContinue reading “Fishing with Dad.”

WEAK Men don’t often like to admit we’re weak. But dear brothers, we are. Regardless of whether you’re Jacob or Esau, savvy or stupid, rags or riches, sage or schmuck, Navy Seal or namby-pamby, all of us, men, are weak. Are you ok admitting that? Can you confess your weakness or do you bock, puff,Continue reading “Weak and Welcome”

So you’re the one with a limp, and perhaps under your breath you even call yourself a gimp. It is definitely not a ‘pc’ term in today’s vernacular. I would never use it when speaking of someone else, but in the raw reality of Summer 2014, my inner monologue could care less about appropriate speechContinue reading “What is your name?”

In the summer of 2013, a dear friend ran across Mongolia. Yes, he ran, one foot in front of the other, across old grisly Ghengis Khan’s stompin’ grounds, from the Western steppe, 1,500 miles to the Eastern exit into China. 30 miles a day, 6 days a week, 8 grueling weeks. To this day, IContinue reading “Strong to the finish…”