See For Yourself
February 13th, 2015
When I was sixteen, I saw a picture in National Geographic of the most beautiful place I’d ever seen. It was a picture of the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland. I …
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The Lord’s Day
February 6th, 2015
People all around us need to see the love of Christ. We hope they see its radiant projection through us, the local church. It’s been a long time since I …
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March 19th, 2014
‘You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ – Acts 2:28 ‘With your presence’ means, literally, ‘with your …
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November 29th, 2013
The commencement speaker last June at the graduation ceremonies of our son, Jonathan, from Dartmouth College was Geoffrey Canada, an African-American who for the last twenty years has been the …
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October 1st, 2013
This morning, my heart broke with news of a tragic loss in the life of a friend. Immediately, I wanted to reach out and encourage my friend. But what could …
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October 11th, 2012
To celebrate the completion of a chapter of the book, I’m joining four guys from the local church tomorrow in an attempt to climb Wilson Peak, one of Colorado’s more …
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September 25th, 2012
I’ve charted a four mile course along some pristine tracks on Hastings Mesa (which is around the corner and a forty minute drive from Telluride, and about twenty miles up …
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September 17th, 2012
For those who’ve been prodding me to talk about what a day in the life of a pastor on writing leave looks like, here’s the skinny! It begins early each …
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September 4th, 2012
A year ago today, I drove up the steep grade from Ridgway, Colorado to Hastings Mesa, where, ensconced in a log cabin, I was working on a book. On that …
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