God took me on a significant detour last year... But it wasn't just a detour; it was a side quest. A holy mission.

"Why am I here?" It's a loaded question. We want to know our purpose, but deep inside, we are really asking why we are in this situation.

Our tendency is to question God's orders; or sometimes, whether we got them from God in the first place!

As I think about Harvey Dent, the comic book villain and Batman foe known as Two-Face, I am reminded of some of us as we go through life.

I know God heals. Sometimes through his hand, sometimes through doctors... and sometimes through calling us home to heaven...

Oh boy! Waiting! And then God showed me a vision from some time ago, of a big waiting room at a Doctor's Office. I don't mean a nice one.

"Taking a real rest." That sounds pretty good, God! And that's where God has me right now. A place of rest. It's not heavy or ill-fitting.

Sometimes God requires hard things. He gives us missions or puts us in circumstances that require us to be resolute.

I was really struck this morning by reading Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 in The Message Bible, by Eugene Peterson. The chapter caption/summary he...

Three men are on my mind today, who each were in trials, and had a similar heart response. They are some of my heroes of the faith. In...

Recovery from Round 2 of Chemo has been an adventure. I was expecting to be sick as a dog (I wasn't) and to have to walk around in the...

"God, who gets invited to dinner at your place? How do we get on your guest list? "Walk straight, act right, tell the truth..." Psalm...

I am here at the hospital doing Round Two of four rounds of chemotherapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma, and it is going well. I expect to be...

Tonight I am feeling a bit fragile. My last dose of strong steroids was Saturday, and I started crashing hard about lunchtime today....

Quick update. I am in the room at MUSC Charleston. I get my own room (Woo-hoo!) and it has a hospital bed, recliner, couch and bathroom...