Sunday on Father’s Day, between our two services we had the joy of baptizing Eric Moon and Jerry Mercier by immersion. Eric’s testimony of being influenced to turn his life around and…
Category: Journal
My journey
News! We are to be Grandparents!
JoAnne and I are on the proverbial cloud nine as we have recently learned that our daughter, Keely, and her husband Mark are expecting! Early next year we are to become grandparents…
More strawberries
What a patch of strawberries! It’s been so long since I filled my homemade basket tray that I forgot when the last time was. This year I’ve had the joy of repeatedly…
An excellent argument for “Under God”
While the Syracuse Post-Standard has been trying my patience greatly of late with their rabid unbalanced advocacy of gay marriage, today I found an article on a different topic that I really liked. They…
Strawberries: I’ve been waiting for this!
As a hobby gardener, sometimes it is a while between good harvests of one particular crop. That’s the way it has been with me and strawberries. For several years I nursed an…
A well-written and thoughtful article on religion and politics
It isn’t every day that you run into one of those. But this definitely is one. The distinctions it draws between separatism, fusion, and critical engagement are well thought out and wise. …
Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Conn.
A few weeks ago we visited Keely and Mark and while we were there we took time to relax in the gardens at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, Conn. I have written…
CNY Wesleyan Men’s Retreat exciting and inspiring
Every year the guys who go rave about men’s retreat but I have not been able to go before. Usually, the Houghton board meeting and the Wesleyan men’s retreat are on the…
Is the idea of library becoming obsolete?
Yesterday, I was looking for a fact that I had used before concerning the early Greek documents of the Bible. I walked from shelf to shelf in the library lining my office but did…
Response to May 21 Second Coming Prediction
My wife has written a great response to the hullabaloo this week created by an elderly radio preacher who has predicted the coming of Christ this Saturday. Personally, I’m always surprised at how…