Conjectures from a windswept land

Dear friends in Christ,

Recently, I preached a sermon that drew on my experience of being buffeted by the winds as I drove across the Great Plains this past September. That journey became a metaphor for the periods in our lives when we seem to be pushed one way or the other by events that are largely out of our control. On this day after a bitter and closely contested national election, we may feel that we are sojourning in a land that has either been swept clean or left barren.  So I want to offer some further thoughts on this place we are in, hoping they will be helpful whether you find this moment discouraging or refreshing. Read more