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Columns Archive

• A culture of death (4/17/13)
• Guns aren't the problem (4/10/13)
• Secrets feed a dangerous anger (4/3/13)
• Spring planting (3/27/13)
• Come let us reason together (3/20/13)
• Hope is help along the way (3/13/13)
• Sometimes it's hard to be human (3/6/13)
• Creating a map (2/27/13)
• Feasting while fasting (2/20/13)
• A glimpse at the banquet to come (2/13/13)
• Yep, he's a dog (2/6/13)
• The labels we wear (1/30/13)
• Time travel is possible (1/23/13)
• Identifying 'the least of these' (1/16/13)
• Examining the blessings of atheism (1/9/13)
• Passing the test (1/2/13)
• A unique generation (12/26/12)
• Man proposes, God disposes (12/5/12)
• The heart of God (11/28/12)
• Z is for zebra (11/21/12)
• Dealing with deception (11/14/12)
• God never lies (11/7/12)
• It's a small world after all (10/31/12)
• Don't waste the pain (10/24/12)
• Let the debates begin (10/17/12)
• A little bit of what I've learned from LilBit (10/10/12)
• 40 years later, hindsight is still 20/20 (10/3/12)
• 'Fess up or you'll all pay (9/26/12)
• 'What Really Matters' really does matter (9/19/12)
• Holding back the darkness (9/12/12)
• Listen, and you will hear (9/5/12)
• Lying in green pastures, next to still waters (8/29/12)
• Shining lights (8/22/12)
• Come out of her, my people II (8/15/12)
• Tending the garden (8/8/12)
• Getting to know you (8/1/12)
• Believing just isn't enough (7/25/12)
• I've got a tip for you... (7/18/12)
• Birds, songs and stories (7/11/12)
• Farewell to Facebook (6/27/12)
• Cheerleader tryouts are tonight (6/20/12)
• Writing a memory with sand (6/13/12)
• Encountering angels along the way (5/30/12)
• Bringing BooBoo home (5/23/12)
• Whose opinion really matters? (5/16/12)
• Power in the blessing (5/9/12)
• Come out of her, my people (5/2/12)
• Worthy of the cost (4/25/12)
• An all-purpose prayer (4/18/12)
• Congratulations may be in order (4/11/12)
• 'The truth is out there' (4/4/12)
• Give me my nine days! (3/28/12)
• We really must do lunch (3/21/12)
• Are we there yet? (3/14/12)
• No storybook ending here (3/7/12)
• In the absence of light (2/29/12)
• Where did the line go? (2/29/12)
• Two rooms, each with a purpose (2/29/12)
• A reality that is hard to understand (2/29/12)
• Waiting for a loved-one's return (2/29/12)
• School is now in session (2/22/12)
• Who's in charge? (2/15/12)
• I want to be just like you (2/8/12)
• Who goes there? (2/1/12)
• Lead me to your door (1/25/12)
• This world is not my home (1/18/12)
• Let mercy lead (1/11/12)
• I hereby resolve ... (1/4/12)
• What a ride! (12/28/11)
• Lay down your arms (12/21/11)
• Take a closer look (12/7/11)
• Protection from unintended consequences (11/30/11)
• In everything give thanks (11/23/11)
• Where do we go from here? (11/16/11)
• It matters (11/9/11)
• Preparing for new life (11/2/11)
• Freckles, faults and foibles (10/26/11)
• It's a question of choice (10/19/11)
• Who can stand? (10/12/11)
• Waiting for the day (10/5/11)
• An open invitation (9/28/11)
• Testing one, two, three (9/21/11)
• How much paint do you need? (9/14/11)
• Ten years later: What have we learned? (9/7/11)
• Turn on the radio (8/31/11)
• Hold on tight (8/24/11)
• Start with the man in the mirror (8/17/11)
• Do all you can, wherever you can, whenever you can (8/10/11)
• What a difference a year makes (8/3/11)
• Dealing with minor irritants (7/20/11)
• You never know where you'll meet a Samaritan (7/13/11)
• Mercy falls like rain (7/6/11)
• One last celebration? (6/29/11)
• I used to drive (6/22/11)
• Call me Lazarus (6/15/11)
• Letting go of the shovel (6/8/11)
• Getting what we need (6/1/11)
• A long road home (5/25/11)
• Places to go, things to do (5/18/11)
• Turning away from wrath (5/11/11)
• List-making back in vogue? (5/4/11)
• Peeling off the layers (4/27/11)
• Waiting for the third day (4/20/11)
• Unfailing love, unending grace (4/13/11)
• This altar is 'choice' (4/6/11)
• Falling into the gnat-camel trap (3/30/11)
• Heaven on my mind (3/23/11)
• Asking the right questions (3/16/11)
• By the dawn's early light (3/9/11)
• Are you one of the seven? (3/2/11)
• Gone fishin' (2/23/11)
• It's a question of faith (2/16/11)
• Nightmares can come true (2/9/11)
• An inborn talent (2/2/11)
• Children: Our greatest vulnerability (1/26/11)
• Let the dance begin (1/19/11)
• Shielding the innocent (1/12/11)
• An invisible boundary (1/5/11)
• Bidding 2010 adieu (12/29/10)
• Don't forget the ending (12/22/10)
• Spotting a counterfeit (12/15/10)
• Chasing the light (12/8/10)
• Tearing down siege ramps (12/1/10)
• A job well done (11/24/10)
• You can't undo death (11/17/10)
• The latest in advertising (11/10/10)
• Hope and change, take two (11/3/10)
• A kingdom of many immigrants (10/27/10)
• Letting them go, letting them grow (10/20/10)
• Maybe we should write this down (10/13/10)
• Look beyond the headlines (10/6/10)
• Taking it one step farther (9/22/10)
• Scoring a perfect 10 (9/15/10)
• Throwing the hook (9/8/10)
• A cause for 'Celebrations'? (9/1/10)
• A season of mourning (8/25/10)
• Hopping down the bunny trail (8/18/10)
• Has Christianity lost its good name? (8/11/10)
• 'Don't make me angry ...' (8/4/10)
• Is that what love is? (7/28/10)
• It's time to grow up, just a little (7/21/10)
• How many opinions do we need? (7/14/10)
• A look back to where it all began (7/7/10)
• Lead, follow; just get out of God's way (6/30/10)
• Mark the date. Or not. (6/23/10)
• A twist on late night's top ten (6/16/10)
• '.... and babies don't keep' (6/9/10)
• Life is a memory in the making (5/26/10)
• Who's calling, please? (5/19/10)
• Someone to count on to do the right thing (5/12/10)
• Eliminating the illusions (5/5/10)
• Back to the fundamentals (4/28/10)
• Altogether in one place (4/21/10)
• To be loved is to live (4/14/10)
• 'Yabut' just won't cut it (4/7/10)
• Does the end justify the means? (3/31/10)
• Weaving our tapestries together (3/24/10)
• Taking the tangles out (3/17/10)
• ' and justice for all' (3/10/10)
• Being good without God -- and does it really matter? (3/3/10)
• Tears that transform (2/24/10)
• The sin of complicity (2/17/10)
• Do the right thing, even when it hurts (2/10/10)
• The anonymity of cyber-space (2/3/10)
• Same time, same place, same book? (1/27/10)
• Negotiating a U-turn (1/20/10)
• The question of the cross (1/13/10)
• Contentment or chaos: A resolution (1/6/10)
• Reaching our destination (12/30/09)
• Dealing with multiple personalities (12/23/09)
• Don't miss the rest of the message (12/16/09)
• Practice makes permanent (12/9/09)
• Veering off-course (12/2/09)
• Paying our final respects (11/25/09)
• 500 and still counting (11/11/09)
• Beyond a shadow of a doubt (11/4/09)
• Becoming more, and then so much more (10/28/09)
• I've got a secret (10/21/09)
• Keeping it clean (10/14/09)
• News, some good, some bad ... (10/7/09)
• A round about route (9/30/09)
• Courage can be contagious (9/23/09)
• Nothing but a shadow (9/16/09)
• 'Man, I clung to that rock!' (9/9/09)
• Diluting the truth (9/2/09)
• Who's going to feel the pain? (8/26/09)
• Happy new (school) year (8/19/09)
• Living on love (8/12/09)
• No points, no spark (8/5/09)
• A three-pronged pitchfork (7/29/09)
• 'He who has ears, let him hear' (7/15/09)
• Nothing to fear but fear itself (7/8/09)
• Forgive, but don't forget (7/1/09)
• Straight A's (6/24/09)
• Revealing our vulnerabilities (6/17/09)
• Things to do when I'm gone (6/10/09)
• 'I call you a watchman' (6/3/09)
• Don't let routine steal the show (5/27/09)
• A false foundation (5/20/09)
• Yet another conspiracy theory (5/13/09)
• Choosing your dreams (5/6/09)
• Spring cleaning, in my mind (4/29/09)
• Swimming in a river of grace (4/22/09)
• A starry-eyed bride (4/15/09)
• The science of devolution (4/8/09)
• A song in the night (4/1/09)
• Let the games begin (3/25/09)
• 'Nor did it enter my mind' (3/18/09)
• Except for that one thing ... (3/11/09)
• Old friends, like bookends (3/4/09)
• A caravan of memories (2/25/09)
• Landmarks lead us home (2/18/09)
• I want my life back! (2/11/09)
• No supper for number six (2/4/09)
• Might I have a word? (1/28/09)
• Life doesn't have an un-do key (1/21/09)
• 'In the beginning ...' (1/14/09)
• He's over there! (1/7/09)
• Glimpses of God (12/31/08)
• Religion for Dummies: It's all pretty simple (12/10/08)
• A different hat every day (11/12/08)
• Not just any Wednesday (11/5/08)
• A cheap imitation of true love (10/29/08)
• Change is in the air (10/22/08)
• A belated thank you (10/15/08)
• An inalienable right (10/8/08)
• Imagining the worst (10/1/08)
• The siren call of sin (9/24/08)
• Small living in a big world (9/17/08)
• Giving voice to the passion (9/10/08)
• An extended grief (9/3/08)
• An authentic experience (8/27/08)
• Soup's on (8/20/08)
• Sufficient unto the day (8/13/08)
• Done is done (8/6/08)
• A common ordinary life (7/30/08)
• Doing something spectacular for God (7/16/08)
• Walking on water (7/9/08)
• Picking at the bumps (7/2/08)
• Sometimes it's too quiet (6/18/08)
• Looking past our noses (5/28/08)
• Not every man can be a father (5/14/08)
• Our penchant for evil (5/7/08)
• Throwing out the formulas (3/5/08)
• Watching them walk away (1/10/07)
• Born to die (12/21/05)
• Wrapping a gift in layers (12/14/05)
• Restoring justice, intimacy (12/15/04)
• The coming feast (11/27/02)
• Might I have a word? (5/1/02)