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Oof. I may have bitten off more than I can chew this time. How do I cover everything that needs to be said about faith in about 500 words … oops, now only 468 words? Faith, in... — Updated 10/11/2023

Our church took a hike the other day – on a Sunday morning – instead of having a service. We do that sometimes, to get out of the building and into the world. Whether it’s... — Updated 7/26/2023

I know I said “coach” in the headline, but let me already wander off for a moment first. Did you know you were called to minister? Yup. Now, I don’t mean you are called to be... — Updated 5/10/2023

I think most people, even in passing, have heard Jesus Christ referred to as “the Lamb of God.” That’s interesting, because there is only one person in all of the Bible who sp... — Updated 2/22/2023

For Christians, this season of Advent is a time to anticipate the coming of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Churches remind themselves using a variety of Christ’s... — Updated 12/20/2022

Ha ha. I bet I caught a few of you with this headline. Today I want to dig into why this phrase catches people's attention. Be honest: Would you have read further if I had titled... — Updated 10/5/2022

Ever meet one of those people … you know … one of THOSE people … who just can’t stop talking about their diet? “My diet says this; my diet says that.” “I can’t eat... — Updated 7/6/2022

Whew! Easter is over. I would venture to guess that kids call Easter their fourth favorite holiday (after Christmas, birthday, and Halloween). All that chocolate and other candies,... — Updated 4/20/2022

I’ll go out on a limb here and say that Job is the second-hardest Book in the Bible to understand. I think most people would agree that Revelation is the hardest.  The Book of... — Updated 2/2/2022

I think God wants to give you a little of encouragement today. Even that sentence by itself can have a calming effect, especially now. You’ve heard the cliché, “There are two s... — Updated 11/10/2021

Our church is taking some time to go through the Book of Proverbs in the Bible: one chapter per week. We read the chapter on our own, slowly because Proverbs is one of those Books i... — Updated 7/14/2021

Last week I was preparing my sermon on the prophet Jeremiah. As I was doing my research, my mind drifted toward Moses. At first I couldn’t figure out why, but then I realized... — Updated 4/28/2021

Humble apologies to Shakespeare, who wrote the actual masterful line in his play, Hamlet! Hamlet contemplated the ultimate question: the value of life itself. He pondered the... — Updated 2/3/2021

We were coming home to Mukilteo from Montana last month, during our state’s extended wildfire season. Driving along on I-90 was interesting, because the sky was more orange than... — Updated 11/4/2020

Along with everyone else, our church has had to adapt to gathering without gathering. Social distancing has required us to change how we encourage and pray for each other, but... — Updated 4/22/2020

In the book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Earth is in the way of a new hyper-spatial expressway…which means, out with the old and in with the new: Earth will be pulveri... — Updated 1/29/2020

I play trumpet in the Mukilteo Community Orchestra. We’re a good orchestra, and our conductor really brings out our best. When I say best, I mean best assuming we practice, which... — Updated 10/23/2019

Indulge me for just a few sentences here … we were in Montana over Christmas, visiting our daughter’s family and our 3-month old grandson. Super cute, of course. One of the many... — Updated 1/23/2019