His Way with Words
Images of Valor
In a time when believers all too often view faith as a means to personal comfort and even prosperity and ease, more than as a call to war against the world, the flesh, and the devil, we do...
Checking Our World vs. Word Ratio
A Whisper into the Wind The world has a million microphones and they’re all in use. I confess that as a pastor I sometimes hear my voice as one little hand-held low-wattage mic up against...
An MRI, Panic, and the Fragility of Me
What Panic Feels Like I now know what an actual panic attack feels like, and I hope never to feel it again. But I do want to write about it in the hope that others might find a little help...
Table Grace (2): Divine Hospitality
The Original Host Long ago, before there was time, the Original Host wanted to have a special guest over for fellowship. Having prepared the most lavish hospitality setting ever (by...
Table Grace: Addressing Today’s Disconnection Crisis
Introduction My first seriously attempted—but soon abandoned—book project was about hospitality. It would have gone by the name Table Grace, if I had ever finished it. It’s intended focus...
Do. Not Done.
Bearing a Burden I’m a 38-year pastoral veteran, now serving a semi-urban multi-ethnic congregation; and I have never felt more overwhelmed. While not clocking in more hours than in...
Aiming for God’s way through human words
His Way with Words offers occasional (due to sickness and journal keeping) perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express His (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my pastors or any other partners in ministry. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.