Many years ago, I went through inner healing with a spiritual director to rid myself of a block in my spiritual life – unforgiveness. I wanted to grow spiritually, but was unable to due to this obstacle. I wanted to experience the fullness of God’s peace, which He gives so freely to those who op...

I was packing, in preparation for a move to Tucson in April, and I found a poem I wrote thirty years ago, during my Beatnik phase. I thought I'd reprint it here, bad punctuation intact. It makes me smile to think how unselfconscious I was with regard to anything I wrote at that time. And it bring...

I want to recommend for your reading the classic, The Inner Life, by Andrew Murray. In his opening Preface he makes the following observation: “The daily need for a time of solitude and quiet to pray and read God’s Word is of utmost importance. This time is spent in fellowship with God will brin...

"Why Me God?" Current mood: blessed When a loved one dies, or we are in a health or financial crisis, or we're ending an important relationship, it's hard to believe "that everything's going to be ok" like our well-intentioned friends and family keep telling us. With the wind&nbs...

I don't have any jokes, knocks on politicos, or "That's outrageous!" moments for you. But I can report this weekend was good, exactly as it was meant to be. As Ice Cube would say "Today was like one of those fly dreams..." Friday marked the day that Mrs. B and I would have welcomed our child to this...

I recently came across this great speech by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer- enjoy ! Stanford Report, June 14, 2005 This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am honored to be with you today at you...