Ten Ways to Make Your Prayer Life Even More Pathetic So your prayer life is bad? Join the club. Most people I talk to are not where they want to be. Here are ten ways to make this part of…

I met another pastor this week. She is from Pennsylvania. I told her a little bit out The Water’s Edge. She asked me what makes our church work. I knew right away what it wasn’t. It’s not the handsome, winsome…

I get this question a lot: How do I accept God’s forgiveness and live as a forgiven person? Here is an eleven-step path. They aren’t eleven sequential steps. No two people are the same. We all come to the journey…

Dear Graduates, You will get a lot of these notes over the next few weeks: Make the world a better place. Live life with no regrets. Chase your dreams. Laugh often. Work hard. Love all. It seems like yesterday to…

My mom has been in town this week. She is a tax accountant and is enjoying May. It is much better than March and April for her. She came down to watch David play soccer and lacrosse. I have some…

I’m naturally a complainer. I’m guessing it has something to do with my nature and my nurture. I’ve had enough of this cloudy, rainy, cold weather. My kids don’t always listen to me. Traffic on the morning commute to Millard…

I remember the day. Eight of us lined up in the front of the old church. The boys wore ties. The girls wore dresses. We all wore white robes. Our grandparents were so proud. Our parents took pictures with their…

This weekend I’m talking about gratitude. I’m also talking about being critical of others and practicing envy. I don’t know anybody consumed with envy who experiences much joy. I don’t know overly critical people who are feeling much joy either.…