At 96 years old, Frederick Buechner left this vale of tears and passed, as my Native friends might say, into…

I am rebuilding a violin made in 1719 by a famous builder. I can spend hours in my garage meticulously…

My childhood church was really something. I can still hear that steeple bell calling the saints to worship.

The entire family is now gathered around Uncle Bill, singing along as he plays those old favorites on his accordion.

Recently I had a conversation with a fellow pastor and close friend who’s in the final weeks of her sabbatical.…

Beauty longs to be found. Desire the beautiful to find her, and you’ll most likely find truth and goodness by…

I don’t remember the list very well, but I remember that I thought it would be a good idea to…

A man in my community died last month. After a twelve month tangle with glioblastoma, he entered a ten-day rapid…

Last week The Reformed Journal linked to a sermon video and transcript by Diana Butler Bass, given at the Wild…

Somewhere north of Akron, we stumbled on a sage interview the late Eugene Peterson did with Krista Tippett for NPR’s…