(This is a story I wrote 6 years ago about an imagined church visit. It's actually come true since.) I walk slowly into the church. I try to look confident. People look at me with a look of interest. Some smile, but behind the smiles I read curiosity. Immediately I...

Sometimes I find it strange that I still think biblically. In other words, I still look for a kind of biblical story within which to fit my own narrative. For example, lately I've been thinking just how far outside the church I have become and feel. Let me explain....

You've heard this joke, haven't you? What is the stretchiest material in the bible? Skin, because Moses tied his ass to a tree and walked to Bethel. I'm thankful you guys are made of stretchy material. We keep making changes at The Lasting Supper, but it's only...

I apologize up front for this larger than usual Daily Bread. But please read on. Many people don't realize this, but what appears to be a smooth transition from the New Testament to the early church to the present day is exactly that… appearance. The wonderfully...

This is one of my sculptures "Recept" (Brazilian soapstone on walnut and brass base: 4"x5"x6" / 10cm x 12cm x 15cm). One of my greatest artistic inspirations is Romanian sculptor Brancusi. He was studying in the great Rodin studio but left after only two months...

Yesterday, when my wife Lisa was called to receive her "parchment" at her graduation ceremony, I got all choked up. I realized that after five long years of incredible struggle, it is finally over. It's been hard work for her, for me, and for us as a couple. The...

Today my wife Lisa graduates with her Bachelors in Nursing. She writes her federal registration exam June 5th. She starts work in palliative care and oncology on the 10th. She's been a full time student for five long years. During that time we went through personal...

I remember reading an interview of Wendell Berry, one of America's finest essayists, novelists and poets. His work is deeply spiritual. He shared with the interviewer that even though he is a Christian, he lets his wife go to church without him because he admits he is...

I felt like giving you a gift today. Click on the image and you can download a high-resolution, print-ready copy of this painting. I call this "Follow Me Where You're Going". The original is still available. I love the painting because it makes me feel like I'm...

Last week we had a Potluck with @Rachel and @Happy about "Spirituality and Love". How do we maintain our spiritual independence and find, change or keep our romantic relationships? It was a great chat with these two wonderful members of TLS. At the beginning of that...