

The Planets in Their Courses
Not long ago, I kept one of my children up until an unseemly hour to watch the Lunar Eclipse. We knew the eclipse was coming and...


Seasons of Love
I have been writing these almost-weekly meditations for about a year now. I have forty of them on file, and there is a noticeable...


Simply Praying
My two-year-old son is really into praying before dinner. He clasps his hands together enthusiastically, jubilantly declaring “I pray!” ...


The Smell of Heaven
This past Sunday, smell was a major part of my worship and church experience. There were a number of things that conspired to make smell...


Mists of Mystery: A Meditation
I was driving home, after a long, hard, tiring day. I was close to my house, within a mile, on very familiar roads. Then the road took a...


Wellness: A Meditation
I went shopping this morning. I ran into the store to buy “just one thing” for a gift that needs to be shipped soon, and I came out with...


Sleep and Wakefulness: A Meditation
The baby wouldn't go to sleep. I had him in his stroller, and was strolling him around the house in an attempt to lull him into slumber....


Praying, When We Are Tired: A Meditation
As I began to think about this week’s meditation (on Tuesday) all I could think about was being tired. I have reason to be tired, and it...

Written on our Hearts: A Meditation
When I was a little kid and broke my arm, all my friends at school signed my cast, and I thought that was really cool. The more...