House of Grace

Around the time my son married his wonderful wife, I began to grow my hair. Jacob and Lisa got married on Holy Cross Day, 2008, in Portland,...

I'm at my mother's farm thirty or so miles north of Dallas. I woke up this morning to the report of yet another daily sh...

I woke up Wednesday with windows open and watched the sunrise.  Then I remembered, oh my goodness!!!  I have to preach on Sunday.   I walked...

Beauty will save the world . ( F. Dostoevsky) A morning walk along the river.  Beauty everywhere. A noonday...

Christine Valters Paintner has been a spiritual companion for a number of years, although I've never actually met her. She is an excelle...