Horse Sense

Horse Sense

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSince Mary Sue and I live on a small farm and have the privilege of tending four rescued horses (three “wild” mustangs and one exceedingly retired thoroughbred), people frequently ask if I like to...
Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click hereThroughout the month of August, we’re looking at Ecclesiastes, that strange and seemingly “modern” Old Testament book that depicts what happens when humanity searches for ultimate meaning apart from...
The Other Side of the Lake

The Other Side of the Lake

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Other Side of the LakeMost of the accounts we have of the life of Jesus happen around the Sea of Galilee.What ancient Jews called the Sea is actually a large freshwater lake in the middle of northern Israel. ...
Peter Steps Out

Peter Steps Out

For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those...
You Can’t Just Sit There

You Can’t Just Sit There

In July 1982, 33-year-old Larry Walters of Long Beach, California, pulled off one of the craziest stunts in aviation history.As a child Larry had longed to fly.  But poor eyesight disqualified him from pilot training. Then he got an idea.Walters attached 45...