Bearing Divine Light in Grace and Truth

Is it possible that all the gifts in the Heavens are contained in Grace and Truth? The Light of Christ shines on our hearts. Will we draw near and open ourselves to the work of Christ in our lives?

Your Politics Are Idolatry

Politics has nothing to do with your faith in God.

Confusion and Joy

My message for Easter Sunday Celebration at First Friends Church in Emporia, KS. John 20:1-21 Confusion and Joy These were the emotions that accompanied the experiences of Jesus’s closest friends and followers on the day of his resurrection. And why not? Any one of us would feel the same. For years they had followed him,

Justice & Mercy Depend on a Humble Heart

A message given at Friends University Chapel, February 9th, 2017 I was born here in Kansas in a very small town south of Greensburg. If this were a joke, you might ask me, “How small was it?” To which I would reply that it was a town so small that I was born the New

When Justice Rolls Down, Don’t Get Swept Away

An address given at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration January 16, 2017 Amos 5:24 “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” I don’t know about you, but when I look at the world I am often discouraged. It doesn’t take much, if our eyes are open, if

Christmas Pondering

Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. When was the last time you did any pondering? With the way everything moves so quickly, it is hard to find time to ponder anymore. Social media makes it easy to be emotionally moved by love/anger/fear/sadness/empathy one moment and laugh

Seeing the world with grace

Here’s a message I shared with some friends this week. I hope it blesses and challenges you to ask what shapes the way you see the world. May we all begin to see more clearly with God’s lens of grace.

Fundamentals—How Now Shall I Live?

  We’ve been asking the question for millennia. How do I live my life? What is the guiding principle behind the decisions I make? We struggle, even those who have considered carefully how we should live. We don’t always know how to apply the moral and ethical ideals that drive us. We are not always

Fundamentals—Church

We all have different thoughts, images, and impressions surrounding the Church. For some those are precious memories of a family supporting us in our difficulties and rejoicing in our victories. For others, and probably far too many, Church evokes a sense of dread, betrayal, and pain. Let’s face it, we have some really high highlights–disaster

Fundamentals—Salvation

When Christians talk about salvation, we often give the impression that it is a moment in time in which we flip a switch that means we will go to Heaven when we die. While I believe Heaven is important, salvation is bigger than what happens when we die. In the last Fundamentals post, we looked