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Characters that Make Life A Joy

21st, September 2025

We close this series on Writing a Better Story by looking at the characters in our lives. What role can they play as God leads...

The Heartfelt Thing

18th, September 2025

Here’s how I share it with you this morning: I return to the two great commandments, “Love the Lord your God, love your neighbor,” and...

The Love and Trust Combo

4th, September 2025

I’m inviting us to practice the “love and trust combination,” because when they grow together the church in our heart grows too. Imagine getting a...

You Are the Ocean in a Drop

27th, August 2025

Today I’m reflecting on a truth that’s both beautifully simple and deeply transformative: that the same divine life flows through each of us. In Secrets...

Hearts Strangely Warmed

20th, August 2025

Today let’s reflect on those quiet, sacred moments when we feel our hearts strangely warmed. Like the travelers on the road to Emmaus, we don’t...

Being the Blessing

15th, August 2025

Today we lean into the heart of heavenly freedom. A freedom born from loving God and one another. The kind angels live in every moment....

What To Love in a Wedding

8th, August 2025

Weddings are holy thresholds, those rare moments when life tilts into a brand new chapter. In minutes, two lives move from “before” to “after” and...

Where Does Happiness Come From?

7th, August 2025

This morning, I’m reflecting on what truly brings happiness and it’s probably simpler AND deeper than we think. Happiness seems to have less to do...

Between Chapters

6th, August 2025

Life moves in chapters. Faith gives us the plot. God is drawing everything toward heaven, teaching us to love, clearing away what blocks us, and...

Tell Me the Story of Your Last Drink

1st, August 2025

Every one of us carries stories. Some broken, some beautiful, some still being rewritten. This morning, I reflect on a powerful question: “Tell me the...

Inner, Outer, Together

29th, July 2025

Today I’m speaking to you from Fryeburg, Maine, where I’ve been blessed to be part of a joyful retreat with our friends from the Convention...

Be Still and Know

24th, July 2025

This morning, I find myself beside a still river in England, reflecting on the spiritual power of stillness. Swedenborg wrote that peace is the very...