A Special Kind of Hope

My latest article from the Bennington Banner: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/a-special-kind-of-hope,544741? Like many others, I spent much of the last three weeks in a mixture of hope and prayer for the Thai soccer team who were trapped in a cave with the...

Belief Really Is Hard

Here is my latest submission to the Bennington Banner: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/belief-really-is-hard,541732 I’ve lived in Vermont long enough to receive spam calls. I really don’t give out my home number; I don’t use it for anything....

It’s always noon somewhere

Here is another article from the Bennington Banner. The original link is here: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/its-always-noon-somewhere,540543? Ever have one of those moments when, all at once, you get it? Something you’ve known or experienced one way,...

Dealing with Mud Season

This is an article that appeared in the Bennington Banner. Here’s a link to the Banner site: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/dealing-with-mud-season,538309? It’s been a long winter, a winter that felt like it was going to drag on until Memorial Day. But sure...

Hating God?

I was hanging out the other evening, doing my usual thing, talking to people, getting to know people, building relationships. Well, that all sounds very church-plenty, and all of that was true, but let’s be honest: I was having fun.Anyway, I started talking to...

Finding Easter all year long

Whew! It’s done!For many of us, the season leading up to Easter Sunday is the busiest time of the year. And it’s also the one in which our faith is the most front-and-center. First there’s that odd moment when worship intersects with the middle of the work week, and...