I love good music when the mood is right – the kind that stirs deeply within, churning up emotions and reactions . . .
April 11, 2026
The reflection in the screen of the laptop looked a lot like me. Or at least, like the me I have become . . .
Hope • Lament • Simplicity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
January 3, 2026
The drive-thru window opened as I pulled forward to pay for my order. The attendant locked eyes with mine and she said . . .
Bad Quakers • Grace • Spirituality • Uncategorized
November 15, 2025
For as long as I have been paying attention in church, grace h as been a central theme in sermons and educational lessons. . . .
September 27, 2025
An average adult vocabulary in the US, so I am told, ranges from 20,000-35,000 words. That number increases to about 48,000 for a 60-year-old. This is an estimate, of course, as the language police never require a census of every… Continue Reading…
Peace • Spirituality • Uncategorized
June 14, 2025
While out for a bike ride on Indiana’s country roads, I spied a young Amish boy . . .
Opportunity • Seasons • Spirituality • Travel
January 18, 2025
I don’t know what happened. It caught me completely off-guard. Like a car speeding through a red light, . . .
Community • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
December 14, 2024
Thanks to an airline shuffle of flight times, our original plan for transportation from the riverboat to the airport was no longer feasible.
Seasons • Spirituality • Uncategorized
September 28, 2024
“Futility” is the word is resonating most loudly at the moment. This is not a general malaise regarding life in general, . . .
Community • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
April 27, 2024
Returning home to visit North Carolina feeds my soul in important ways. Time spent with family is refreshing. Eating at restaurants unavailable in Hoosier land makes my taste buds dance. On this trip, it was the popcorn shrimp at Dry… Continue Reading…
Further Reading
“Jay is clear-eyed yet enchanting, reconnecting us with the divine in the muck and glory of everyday life. I sighed with delight, laughed out loud, and took notes to use in the years to come.”
–Samir Selmanovic, Founder of TURN Community
“Jay Marshall calls us to the values of truthfulness in the“here and now” and in the everyday.”
–Dr. Jeffrey Carter, President, Bethany Theological Seminary