It started with Ahmaud Aubery.   He was about my son’s age. (In fact, my son has a habit of running in his neighborhood.)  Then Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and others in an avalanche of news stories and commentaries.  Memories began to…

For years to come, historians, sociologists, and public health professionals will be writing and researching the unexpectedly turbulent events of 2020. When the first lock down began for Florida in March 2020, I had actually been shifting my pace…

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” ~ Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)   I have come to understand experiencing inner peace is not a function of being in the midst of peaceful…

I have lived in South Florida with my family for the last 18 years. We have experienced numerous tropical storms and some hurricanes. Hurricane Irma was different. I remember hearing about it on the radio before Labor Day weekend. Based on the…

Passage: the act or process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another. A few weeks ago, my mother died. Although she had been chronically ill for a number of years, I was not ready. I was not ready for…

“I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them.” ~ Bob Goff In less than three months, a diverse team of servant leaders will leave Trinity Church for Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This will be my fourth opportunity to lead a…

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”…

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”  Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) Last week, I saw a picture of my son, Zachary, and his new baby daughter…

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Genesis 2:15 (NIV) One book that changed my perspective on social services and poverty alleviation was “When Helping Hurts: How to…