Category: Faith

Easter is Everywhere

It’s been a strange winter in Colorado this year. Very little snow, only one weekend of ‘deep freeze’, and things are already blooming. Seriously. Although I am not a huge fan of the deep cold, it has been very odd. In some ways, its almost as if we were short-changed. Nice weather (above 40 degrees)… Continue reading Easter is Everywhere

The Power Dynamics of Jesus

When I was in seminary, one of the things we learned in studying the gospels was that Mark had a way of putting two seemingly different scenarios in his stories, divided almost like a sandwich. He would introduce a story or setting, give you some details, then switch to a completely different thing going on.… Continue reading The Power Dynamics of Jesus

No Kings?

This morning I was reading again in 1 Kings and was struck by something I hadn’t remembered. In the later years of Solomon’s reign, he did all sorts of things that were not ok. He went back to Egypt, he gathered chariots and horses, he had a ton of wives. Not only that, he built… Continue reading No Kings?

The question of Abraham

I was reading in Genesis 14 not too long ago – a story of early tribal warfare, if you will – where a bunch of kings teamed up together, fought and plundered some other kings, and essentially took Lot and all his household and animals with them. Abram did what would have been expected of… Continue reading The question of Abraham

Just a pawn on a chess board

I’ve been reading through the books of Samuel again lately, and one character in a particular story stuck out to me today. It’s Michal, daugher of Saul. Specifically how the story says she sees David, her husband, dancing as he is bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem – and essenially calls him… Continue reading Just a pawn on a chess board

“But I’m not used to that…”

The story of David and Goliath is a well known one, whether or not you were raised in church. It’s the classic underdog wins over the big guy, a small farm team beats the favored one with all the financial backing, the scrappy inner city kid wins out over the trust fund baby. It’s a… Continue reading “But I’m not used to that…”

When Chanukah overlaps Christmas

I got a text from a friend recently who was reading the Christmas story to her granddaughter from the Bible. After she was finished, the little girl asked where the stories of little girls were? Insightful. We can explain it away as adults, but its a real question for a little girl. At a Christmas… Continue reading When Chanukah overlaps Christmas

Asking for too much too soon

Hi all It’s been a bit hasn’t it? I look back and realize it was May since my last post, and needless to say it’s been a full summer. Good and hard things alike, and I just needed to take a break from writing. That being said, with weather cooler in the morning and more… Continue reading Asking for too much too soon

What happens when you dream with God

Last summer I watches my friend’s cat for two weeks in one of my favorite places in Colorado. Normally I would have used all my afternoons and evenings to do everything outdoors that I could – hike, trail ride, go paddle boarding, sit in the hot springs. You get the idea. And yet… I sensed… Continue reading What happens when you dream with God