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Reflection at Days End
In this restful audio reflection you prayerfully look back over your day. As you review your day, you ask God to bring those things to mind that He wishes. As you become aware of situations and feeling, you are invited to offer these back to God to perhaps hear what He might be saying and doing in your life. It Continue Reading...Read more -
Discovering Life through Failure
The Take-Away: "It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention. . . . Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through disappointment Continue Reading...Read more -
It Cuts Both Ways
"So, how did you find yourself living in Arizona?" I asked the twenty-something year old during a recent visit to the United States. She took a deep breath and told me that she and her family are Muslim and lived in Bosnia during the war which saw the country torn apart by terrible conflict including genocide, mass rape, and Continue Reading...Read more
Talking About Death Without Losing Hope
February 12, 2026
A Christian with Asterisks
February 2, 2026
When Living Truth Feels Like Treason
January 28, 2026
Chinook & Awe
January 20, 2026
Scruffy Hope
January 10, 2026






