He is alive

Happy Resurrection, ! In the church where I grew up we did a “thing” at Easter. It was a kind of greeting that we generally did at this time of year. One person would say “He is risen!” The other person would respond, “Hi is risen,...

On the night Jesus was betrayed…

It’s Resurrection time! We’re in the swing of it now.  Next week my church will have 3 Good Friday services and 6 Easter services (over 2 days).  I feel for my pastor.  That is a lot of preaching and not a lot of breaking! But it’s the gospel and we...

Leaning into the season

I have to share with you that we’re coming to the time of year I love the most.  Better than Christmas.  Better than Thanksgiving.  Better than the Fourth of July. Yes, it’s Resurrection Day! Of course that comes on the heels of the passion of the Christ...

“Otherworldly voices” and angels…

It’s been a while since I last wrote and I apologize for that. I try to stay friendly, but sometimes life runs away with me. Have you ever started work on a project and had just lost all track of time?  Unable to look away? If so, you’re my people. ...

What an AI “thinks” about angels

Normally you now me as an author of books about Christian discipleship.   But I have a day job. All week long I work (too many hours) at a technology company.  I’ve been doing this kind of work for over 30 years. So yes, I’m kind of into the AI craze that...