Genesis 15:1-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 For those of us who are fans of the Winter Olympic Games, today is a bittersweet day. On the one hand, today the U.S. & Canada will play for the gold medal in hockey; it’s one of the highlights of the Olympics. On the other hand, today is the final day of the Olympic Games. If we want to see more, we’ll have to wait another four years. And in four years I expect that my wife & I will turn on the TV as we have for the … [Read more...]

Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2,9-16; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 Tiger Woods was in the news this week. Again. You know the story. Tiger Woods, famous golf professional, married with kids, is discovered to have been carrying on an affair with another woman. This was no one-night stand. It had been going on for 31 months. That’s more than 2 1⁄2 years. The question that pops into my head when I hear such a story is, “What was he thinking? Did he really think he wouldn’t be … [Read more...]

Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-43a Last week Dave Stevens & I went for a sail in his boat on Lake Washington. Unexpectedly, the stars were out & the lake was like glass. How often do you see Lake Washington without waves—or at least ripples? The most magical part of the evening was seeing in the water the perfect reflection of buildings & trees & lights from Renton, Seattle & Mercer Island. Most of my winter evenings are pretty ordinary. … [Read more...]