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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark.

  • The greenway I walked this morning ends at the church where I served as pastor for forty years. I stood there in the early morning light, at the edge of a place that had shaped the better part of my life. The building was quiet. No one around yet. And I found myself doing what…

  • Begin Again: The Great Perhaps-Living into the Possibilities of the Not Yet

    Three words on a book jacket stopped me: The Great Perhaps. An essay on what happens when life begins to feel settled, why settling may be a greater danger than failure, and why hope requires imagination. The question isn’t whether the circumstances are right — it’s what might still be possible with the life you…

  • The Long Way Home: When Failure Becomes Formation.

    I recently wrote about watching the Odyssey and how Homer’s ancient story is really our story — each of us longing to find our way home. The response was great. So many of you reached out to say you recognized yourself in Odysseus’ journey — the wandering, the longing, the desperate effort to return to…