[nggallery id = 66] Someone is way overdue for a Grandpa post. I am so much enjoying being a grandparent. And on November 17, 2014, our second grandchild was born, a little girl,…
Observations on the 2011 NIV
Now they’ve done it! They changed my favorite verse, my life verse. “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having…
An Unusual Winter Walk
I’ve been walking in our neighborhood for about 17 months now. I see lots of fascinating and beautiful things because I look for them. I’ve found picturesque stream crossings, a hidden falls,…
Less partisanship needed to resolve immigration issue
On the issue of immigration, I am appalled that the Republican party cannot see the need for compromise and the necessity of fixing a badly broken immigration system. When families are being…
Baseball ads and culture
For the first time, I was able to watch at least some of every game of the World Series. For a long-time baseball fan, this was a big deal that has been…
New threats to religious freedom
I can’t believe that a city in the US would try to force ministers of the gospel to act contrary to their consciences in their practice of Christian ministry. Yet that is…
I vote for congregational engagement
Should worship planning and leadership be done to create a great performance or primarily to help the congregation be involved in what is happening? http://worthilymagnify.com/2014/09/30/worship-at-a-crossroads-congregationalism-versus-performancism/ This excellent article explains a conflict that exists…
A 10 point strategy for dealing with the many charitable requests we receive?
Question: One of my parishioners recently wrote me about a dilemma that is certainly common to all of us today. “I received email from 6 organizations wanting donations from me today. This…
My daylily hobby
An inherited avocation The last daily bloom faded away one day this past week ending another season of daylily delight. Growing the flower technically called hemerocallis is a pastime I inherited from…
A 1921 Truck
A few weeks ago I stopped by the Hartford County 4-H Fair to see the exhibit of one of the families in our congregation. Griffin and Connor were working hard and doing…