You Can’t Have It All – And That’s Good News
Good choices close doors as well as opening them. Growth involves surrender.
Speaking to That of God In Everyone
Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come, that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.
The Whole Cosmos Is Waiting
The creation is eagerly longing for our transformation, for us to be revealed as the children of God, so that in our transformation, the whole cosmos will be restored.
Irresponsible Grace
God’s grace isn’t just a one time event. God is always sowing his seed on us, reaching for us with the word of his kingdom.
The Fearless Gospel
Jesus teaches that our greatest safety is in fearless participation in God’s reign. This isn’t just theory; we know this from experience.
A Eulogy for Dorlan Bales
I spoke this word of encouragement at the memorial service for my father, Dorlan Bales, on 06/06/2026, at Bethel College Mennonite Church. The scripture reading was: Matthew 5:1-16. Listen to the Audio Sometimes there’s a man. I don’t want to say hero, because what is a hero? But sometimes there’s a man. A man for his…
You Don’t Have to Earn It
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 05/25/26, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Acts 2:1-22. Listen to Sermon Now I love the story of Pentecost. The coming of the Holy Spirit. The creation of the church in Jerusalem. That moment when the Holy Spirit gathered the many disciples…