On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2018, my wife and I left right after services at Copper Hill Church and drove all afternoon to Canandaigua, New York to attend the ordination service of…
Category: Journal
My journey
Christmas Village 2018 completed
Many of you have been watching the construction of my 2018 Christmas train village as I have posted some progress reports on Facebook. You have been patiently waiting for the “finished product.”…
Do we desire wholeness or just what we currently want?
That is a crucial spiritual question in our everyday struggle with temptation of all kinds. Will we take the long view of what leads to long term wholeness for ourselves and those…
Alcohol abuse increasing
Alcohol abuse is a problem no one wants to talk about. But it is an increasing problem in the US. And more and younger people are losing their lives because of it…
Work being done on sermon database
I ask your patience as I add earlier sermons to my database. I’m happy to announce that I have recently been able to import sermons from the plugin that I previously used….
Why churches need to focus younger
Dan Reiland is a wise and experienced pastoral leader. In this article, he articulates well something that I have said for years. Churches must focus on the children and youth. If we…
New study links childhood religious practice with key health advantages in young adulthood
Here is something that common sense has always suspected. Applied religious faith makes a practical difference in the wholeness of people. Now we can say that the sociologists have confirmed it. A…
Great article on the current state of the United Methodist church
Here is a link to one of the best articles I have seen analyzing the historical and current situation in the United Methodist church. It is well worth reading. Chaplain Philips has…
A great article on why churches often stay small
I just read a great Carey Nieuwhof article that deals with one of the persistent issues for small churches that average less than 200 in attendance. This includes most of the churches…
Best political cartoon
I don’t very often comment on cartoons. But this one hit it out of the park! The only thing topping the disgusting lack of ability to accomplish common sense agenda by Democrats…