It’s funny how each year brings with it different challenges with the changing of the season. Last fall it was easy – the leaves fell little by little and I was able to keep up on them – mowing and raking and the weather was cooperative. This year that has not been the case. Most…

A pleasant two-hour Sunday drive up the “coast” of Lake Michigan brought me to the bustling little city of Grandville, Michigan to Mars Hill Bible Church. I enjoy listening to Rob Bell’s podcasts every week, and the NOOMA video series has affected me in profound ways. It wasn’t a typical megachurch at all as they…

The other day I was driving down this dusty country back road and I came over a hill and noticed three beautiful white swans gliding through a large algae covered swamp. A strange juxtaposition of pure white grace and green slime, I had to stop and capture it. As I stood on the side of…

You might not think sitting around discussing the finer points of writing and tightening up paragraphs sounds like a fun morning, but I have to say it certainly was for me. One of my former colleagues from the college is co-authoring a book and she and the other author came to visit me this morning….