Learn To Be Wise

Category: Who Am I

  • A 1921 Truck

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    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 great with their animals. Their grandma, Carol, a former 4-H organizer, took me around and introduced me to some of her friends. I…

  • Top Ten Books Challenge

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    My wife challenged me on Facebook to list the top ten books that have influenced my life. I don’t necessarily take up every Facebook fad. But this one I consider a very thoughtful and potentially helpful exercise. One of the proverbs I heard along the way is “Leaders are readers!”   I agree totally. This challenge…

  • A Maple Syrupy Memory

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    On the last day of our recent week of vacation, my wife and I stopped at a Maple Syrup Museum on Route 7 just north of Rutland, Vermont.  It was a fascinating stop for me as it brought back many childhood memories.   The museum contains many artifacts from the production of maple syrup in the…

  • My home church in Haskinville, NY

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    (I found this version of the story of my home church’s influence on my life while reviewing an old sermon.  This vignette was part of the introduction to a 2005 sermon.) Where I grew up it was ten miles to the nearest bank or full-sized grocery store.  The hamlet that our family considered home was…

  • Some Favorite Snacks

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    I have a reputation as one who likes to eat.   So one might expect an occasional post about good food.   Here’s a fun one about my favorite snacks.   What are yours? Favorite crackers – Ritz Whole Wheat Top 10 Favorite things to put on Ritz whole wheat crackers Judy and Louise Holcomb’s blueberry jam Carol…

  • How to make a long winter shorter

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    Like many northerners, I enjoy seeing a little snow around Christmas but soon afterward begin to wish it were springtime.  But, alas, there are still three months until spring if it arrives on time.  Then if we have a cold snowy February like this year, it seems like winter goes on forever.  So how does…

  • Our manger scene has a history

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    Our outdoor manger scene is an integral part of our family Christmas celebration.  JoAnne and I originally made it while pastoring at our first church in Bentley Creek PA.  Our church was having a live nativity that year.   The animals were staying in the little shed/stable we had constructed on the lawn in front of…

  • Dating at the Fair

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      Keeping a tradition One of the first dates I asked JoAnne to go on was to the Steuben County Fair.  We remember eating spaghetti at an Italian stand where I learned how to twirl spaghetti on my fork against a spoon rather than cut it up.   After that, one of our annual dates was…

  • Features I am enjoying about living in Connecticut

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    [Show as slideshow] If you ask me the proverbial question, “Is the glass half empty or half-full?”  I’m the kind of guy who always answers, “Half-full of course!”  Count your blessings.  So, while I could talk about things we miss from New York, my mind tends to focus instead on what I am finding delightful…

  • A Personal Testimony

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    While I usually file my sermons in the sermon section, I decided to include this one here for two reasons.  First, because it is my first sermon at Copper Hill UMC.   Second, because it is very informative about me personally and will be a great addition to the Who Am I section of my blog.…