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Elijah the prophet had just finished carrying that message to Ahab, king of Israel, who was one of the worst kings, married to the worst queen. “If you keep running, you’ll find yourself wrecked.” And many priests of baal had lost their lives. But carrying God’s words can leave a prophet exhausted. And Elijah was […]

I have conversations with people at difficult times. I offer comfort. I offer words of encouragement. I offer prayer. And then I remind people to eat. It sounds like an odd thing for a chaplain to suggest. But it’s not. As I often say at the end of funerals, “God built us to need food […]

God. When Paul says, “Don’t say unwholesome things,”he’s reading half of the things my friends share on Facebook. When he says to get rid of bitterness, rage, and anger,it’s clear he’s listening to how I respond to what they share. Or maybe he’s listening to what I’ve been saying about people who haven’t seen the […]

This one’s from the archives. 2016 feels a long time ago. But the story is even older. +++ So, read John 13:1-17. It’s the story of the time Jesus washed the feet of the disciples. One time. All twelve. Knowing that Judas was part of a conspiracy to kill him. Knowing that Peter was going to […]

Hi friend. Nancy said that I should write about corn. It used to be the only vegetable I’d eat. Corn on the cob and raw carrots. That’s still mostly true, only now corn isn’t a vegetable. It’s a grain. (Actually, it always was a grain). But in addition to being a grain, corn on the […]