If you're new to the liturgical calendar, the season of Lent can seem downright odd. Black smudges on the head, fasting, washing feet, deep prayers of sorrow. What does all of it mean?...Keep Reading

As many know, I have been coaching Cross Country at Bluffton High School the past 18 months. Between coaching, traveling with teenagers to visit a World War II Veteran or raising my own six children, there is an enduring lesson I've learned. ...Keep Reading

The annual "State of the School" gathering was held this past Monday evening. After opening the event with prayer, I listened in awe as Mr. Frank Byrd, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, reviewed Cross Schools' recent accomplishments and Dr. Brad Schultz, Head of Schools, cast a vision for the innovative educational approaches to be launched this fall across all grade levels....Keep Reading

I am always overcome by feelings of humility and gratitude when I stand before this congregation in the Name of the Lord, but never more so than while joining the hundreds who attended this year’s annual gathering! ...Keep Reading

When the snow and the cold arrived last week, I celebrated. I am one of the few that love cold weather. Wearing warm clothes, building a fire, taking long runs and drinking hot chocolate, that's my kind of special!...Keep Reading

St. Matthew tells us that after worshipping the Christ Child in Bethlehem, the Wise Men "departed to their own country by another way." (Matthew 2:12 RSV) ...Keep Reading

Three weeks ago, David Rosenblum and I piled a bunch of teenage boys in a van and drove to Mobile Alabama. ...Keep Reading

In London during World War II, in the aftermath of a German bombing raid on Christmas Eve, a congregation gathered at their church only to discover it had been destroyed. They cleared away enough of the rubble to find a few pews and the altar and began to celebrate the birth of Jesus. During the worship service, someone picked up a broken board and, using a piece of charred wood, wrote on it these words: “Blasted but still blessed!” ...Keep Reading

What is Christmas all about, really? Most Christians will answer Christmas is about the birth of Jesus. You know what? This is true. Yet, let us ponder deeply what the birth of Christ reveals about the character of God....Keep Reading

Last night I concluded a six-week series on The Life & Work of C.S. Lewis: The Magic Never Ends! It was immensely rewarding. ...Keep Reading