27 What The Ten Plagues Of Egypt Have To Do With You July 13, 2026 Last week we read about Moses standing before Pharaoh and hear something he was not expecting. Things had gotten worse, not better. And God’s only response was: Now you shall see. This week I want to look at what came…
26 When Obedience Makes Things Worse – Stay the Course July 5, 2026 Last week we looked at Moses in the desert. The forty years of preparation. The burning bush. The shepherd who finally had nothing left to offer but his availability. This week we pick up right where that story gets harder. Because obedience…
25 Getting Out of Your Own Way – When We Stand in the Way of GodJune 29, 2026 We are working our way through Exodus at church right now and Moses has been on my mind for the past few weeks.Not the Moses of the parting sea or the stone tablets.The Moses most of us…
24 What Fatherhood Actually Costs – and What It Gives Back June 21, 2026 – Father’s Day Today is Father’s Day. And this year it arrives carrying more weight than usual. Last weekend my family gathered – not for a celebration, but for a funeral. We said goodbye to my father-in-law, Don. My daughter and…
23 When Your Heart Is Overwhelmed June 16, 2026 I owe you an apology. I try to get something to you every Sunday at the latest, sometimes it does not always work out. But this time I missed the last two. For those of you who follow along regularly – thank you for your patience….
22 The Grief You Were Given Permission to Feel June 02, 2026 Last month we said goodbye to someone we love. And grief – that uninvited, necessary, deeply human thing – arrived right behind it. It always does. What surprised me wasn’t the grief itself. It was how differently it arrived for each of us. …
21 For the Parents, Guardians, and Friends Who Love Someone in the Tower (Part 3 of 3) May 24, 2026 Three weeks ago I wrote to the church about what they misunderstand when they see neurodivergent isolation as pride. Last week I wrote directly to the neurodivergent reader sitting in the tower. This week I…
20 For the Neurodivergent Reader in the Tower (Part 2 of 3)May 19, 2026 Do you remember Hermey?He’s the elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer who didn’t want to make toys.He wanted to be a dentist.And because of that – because of the way he was wired, because of what made him come alive –…
19 To Every Mother Who Was Never Thanked Enough A Mother’s Day Special Edition May 10, 2026 This week our family said goodbye to Don. My father-in-law. Dawn’s dad. He was 87 years old and had been battling congestive heart failure. We knew it was coming. But knowing doesn’t always make it easier. What made…
I have children that are neurodivergent. Watching them navigate a world that wasn’t built for how their brains work has taught me something I wish the church understood better. But before I go any further, let me define that word – neurodivergent. Because I know some of you may have just tensed up. Neurodivergence simply…