II Samuel 11: In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all

The sweet taste of sunlight.Cold creek on the shins.Colored-tailed soaring in the heavens. Who knew these were the medicine my soul needed,breath into my ever

January’s days are trickling past in a slow but steady stream. Advent, Christmas, and even the day of Epiphany are now over. Nonetheless, I find

Note: I uploaded this post yesterday morning…and then yesterday afternoon happened. It seems a bit tone-deaf to write about something other than the events that

I joined the Micah Center a number of years ago. It is a faith-rooted organization that works for justice in the Grand Rapids, Michigan community

This week’s focus on the Congress in the United States—and particularly on the Senate—sent me back to Robert Caro’s book Master of the Senate (Knopf,

In Iowa, during January, the nights are long and dark. If it isn’t below zero, I find myself enjoying the quiet starlight during early morning

As darkness changesand the moon finds her grace-filled cycle, I wonder what will remain. We turn the page.Write the next chapter.Move this. Clean that.Say hello