When things go wrong, often the first response is to root out responsibility.It happens in my workplace, and probably yours too. “Who dropped the ball?”  While proper accountability is an important part of most organizations, we often get tripped up looking for the guilty party instead of actually fixing the problem. There is little to be gained by engaging in the unnecessary criticism of your predecessor or coworkers.  Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whose fault it is. What matters is whose responsibility it... Read more

The story of Christ’s birth is full of signs. Angels. Visitations. Stars. Old women and virgins alike giving birth.And throughout Christ’s ministry, there were signs. Everywhere. Feedings. Shriveled legs growing. Blind eyes seeing. So, who can blame me when I ask for a sign? As a humans, I’m trapped in the limitation of time and space. I’m forced to operate within the confines of what I see and touch. Anything beyond that, I just don’t understand. Nor can I comprehend eternity or anything that doesn’t conveniently... Read more

His denial was huge. He had turned his back on his friend and the man he had pledged his life’s efforts to. Sworn to go to the death, Peter went down in a whimper. Deutsch: Münster, Petrus-Skulptur And now, here he was, face to face with the man he had denied. Trembling now that Jesus predictive resurrection had come true, the disciples ate bread in wide-eyed amazement. But Peter had the sinking feeling. They both knew the awkward truth. So... Read more

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The blinking cursor greets me.  “How can I find peace” I type slowly, feeling a little silly. Here I am “Googling,” a nonsensical word that would have inspired laughs and guffaws 10 years ago. Today, it’s a part of our eeryday lexicon, a verb and a noun all in one. I ask the ghost in the machine the question.  It takes Google all of .39 seconds to find more than 860 million results.  That won’t do me much good.  ... Read more

Chasing the Wind The Search for Meaning in a Meaningless World Replacing God Intro I am constantly on the look out for people that I can relate to.  I smile when I see a guy reach over and begin nibbling on his wife’s dessert.  I have a link to the person who catches a nap during a boring meeting.   I can relate to the man who walks through a mall like he is a death march. Bill Murray – Groundhog... Read more

It looked bad, as he clutched his wrist and grimaced in pain. Joshua,was just 11, and he was all boy. He had been stunt-jumping on his bicycle and had “biffed it,” adolescent talk for “had a major accident and lived to tell.” This was a familiar path we trod to the Emergency Room. I don’t how many, but it was at least 10.  And we even had a nurse in the house to mitigate some of the emergencies, but still... Read more

Do you think that your identity is being sucked away by the culture? Do you hurt for a world that is set up to fail, and you don’t see any answers? Then read on...Estonia is an country in the Baltic region that for much of it’s history has actually been part of someone else. The list of occupiers is a long one, as they were pawns in power struggles between Vikings, Swedes, Normans, Germanics, and a host of others. During World... Read more