John Wesley

  • Spring Cleaning

    I don’t like the words, “control” or “program.”  When it comes to the topic of the incessant chatter that whirls around inside my head, I am a much bigger fan of the word “influence.” As in, “How can I exert a… Continue reading

  • Does it really matter?

    We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this breaking news: Joan and I attended church yesterday. But not just any church. We attended a (wait for it…) LUTHERAN CHURCH! And after the service, we turned our heads, looked… Continue reading

  • Here in the aftermath…

    “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” (John 12:21, NRSV) Today, words fail. And yet, I have always been encouraged that the attempt to assemble appropriate words can often be the beginning point of the process of healing. So I press on… I… Continue reading