Sometimes when I see one of those big flashing arrow signs on the highway pointing to a lane closure or a detour, I reflect on how we might wish that life came…
Category: Wisdom
Excellent article on gay marriage ruling
This article was reprinted in the Hartford Courant from the Washington Post. It is excellent both in content and in spirit. We need to realize that those who follow the values…
Finding Joy As You Go
Written June 1, 2015 Looking for unexpected beauty As you know, I like to walk. When I walk, I look for beauty and joy. Today, on vacation, I walked out toward the…
Time to help Nepal
You and I can help!. I have advocated for some time that American Christians have an ongoing giving relationship with a reputable charity that helps in third world countries. When crises…
Wise article from a personal perspective on overcoming sin
This article is a rare gem. Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, former tenured professor of English, writes of her own conversion to Christianity and its effect upon her lesbian lifestyle. The best part…
Pray for Wise Peacemakers
My heart is filled with grief at the picture of Muslims affiliated with IS lining up Christian Copts for martyrdom. My mind reels. In addition, religiously motivated shootings in Denmark and France…
Having a Mom and Dad is best for children
Research has repeatedly shown that children of same sex relationships are at much greater risk in so many ways. Here is one of the more recent and largest studies to come up…
How to have a good day
That’s a great subject. It would make a great book title. A distinguished and successful pastoral leader I respect named Stan Toler has written a short blog article with four quick points…
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…
Top Ten Books Challenge
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…