Speak Up

Speak Up

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. When Adolph Hitler rose to power in the 1920s and 30s, Germany was thought to have one of the most Christianized cultures on earth. So where was the Church as the Nazis began their genocidal purges...
Roots

Roots

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Bavarian village of Herzogenaurach is known as “the town of bent necks,” all because a pair of brothers couldn’t figure out how to get along with each other. Their quarrel not only divided an...
Wild and Untamed

Wild and Untamed

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Yellowstone National Park is one of the most spectacular places on earth.Larger than the combined acreage of Delaware and Rhode Island, the world’s first protected wilderness area boasts more than half of our...
Lessons From the Yellow Fleet

Lessons From the Yellow Fleet

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most vital shipping links.  Its 120 miles connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, cutting a swath through the arid Egyptian wilderness on the west...
Co-Writing the Script of Your Life

Co-Writing the Script of Your Life

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. A number of years ago I received a gracious invitation.  Dr. Ben Johnson of Columbia Seminary, who was well known for encouraging young writers, asked if I would be interested in collaborating...