This is the first Sunday of Lent. It is a six-week journey leading to the cross and eventually the empty tomb. It’s a path we take to fully embrace the destination. Darkness comes before light. Brokenness before healing. Despair before…
I take my son Benjamin to high school five days a week. It’s usually about a twenty to twenty-five minute drive. Most always twenty to twenty-five of my favorite minutes of the day. We talk. He isn’t much for sports.…
I’m at a family reunion this weekend. Not sure who plans a family reunion in Iowa in January, but it’s where I’ll be. The following is inspired by my siblings, but is more about America’s current condition and God’s persona.…
Listening is one of life’s most critical skills. If you sell anything or plan to sell anything for a living—being a good listener is a non-negotiable. If you are in a relationship of any variety—your ability to listen is a…
The following is from Prayers from The Water’s Edge. It’s a new year. Most of us usually come up with a few things we want to do so that we have a better life: exercising regularly, spending more time with…
It was early Monday, June 13th—around five o’clock in the morning. Not a problem in Copenhagen. The sun had been climbing the sky for an hour or so. In a city where bicycles greatly outnumber cars, the usual quiet streets…
A short piece on perfectionism that will appear in Prayer’s from The Water’s Edge. I have a companion. I’ve known her since childhood. When I ran races in high school and college she made me run one more mile. As…
So great to be back at The Water’s Edge after my sabbatical. Here is yesterday’s sermon about my week as a comedian in New York City and what I learned about friendship. The video is at the bottom of this…