Words from Washington

I got my hair cut by a new person yesterday afternoon. I arrived at the appointed time, settled into the chair, and listened to a glimpse of...

It is the festival of Passover, one of the most important holidays celebrated by the Jewish people who gather to remember how God pass...

Truth be told, I've never pondered the power of being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. I know many people who pray for t...

The temperatures were in their 60s when I arrived at the abbey on Monday afternoon. I pondered whether to leave my coat in the car or carr...

Last month, I had the privilege of serving as one of the keynote speakers for the Holston Conference Minister's Convocation.   It was...

I signed dozens of letters last week to accompany financial statements that reflect how much a person gave to our church in 2017. Once th...

A lively, gifted woman, someone who is in Washington with her family for just this year, sat down on the floor and gathered the childre...

It was 100 years ago today, on October 8, 1917, when the cornerstone was laid for our glorious, historic church building designed to...

If you follow me on Facebook, then you're likely aware that I post a PSA about every 90 days. Immediately after I visit the Melanoma ...

"My obedience would be the only thing I would track." The words echoed through my ears last Sunday afternoon when I sat aroun...

"Wow! Look at my picture," Eddie said with a huge smile on his face. "It's really good!" he continued to excl...

"How are you responding?" A dear friend called with this question yesterday morning. It's a question pastors are called to g...

I have a new favorite thing. I love pushing the new "thankful" button on Facebook or opening a post to which someone has reacted...

I'm long overdue for writing and have a dozen ideas for different blog entries I want to share with you. But for now, I am celebratin...

I don't have a single picture of her, but I'm not sure I'll ever forget her. She grew up in our church, her parents having met...

"180 over 120," she said, before asking if my blood pressure normally runs high. "I've never seen it that high,...

It was a day or two before Thanksgiving in my second year of seminary. My father had picked me up at the St. Louis airport, and we were midw...