I wanted to get to know S. better knowing something of the complicated story of his life. He had once been a fervent Christian, leading a church, beloved by those in his congregation. When I met him, he was an… Continue reading

America has a kind of crisis of which many are unaware. It is a crisis of hope!  A stark reminder of this is the fact that about 40,000 people take their own life each year in America, a figure that… Continue reading

“It’s time to reclaim the church as something to which we belong rather than just an event venue.”  Those lines which appeared in an article in the Jan/Feb. (2019) issue of Christianity Today grabbed my attention. The writer told of… Continue reading

“Let me tell you the truth,” is not a phrase that generally prefaces a pleasant conversation. Often ‘the truth’ is that person’s perception of some failure. Sometimes, however, what follows are words that encourage us, that remind us of what… Continue reading

When I am privileged to pray for others, it is one of the joys of my life. Yesterday I joined hands in a circle of a grieving family members and asked Jesus to be their Comfort; and felt His Presence.… Continue reading

Elie Wiesel survived the worst of the Nazi regime including being imprisoned in one of their concentration camps and losing many family members to the horrible death machinations of that evil cabal. He was, at first, embittered, cursing life itself.… Continue reading

A couple of years back I declared myself no longer in the Christmas lights club that uses those gaudy colors, but this year the lights on my tree are those bright colors!  White lights or colors – I like Christmas… Continue reading

We all have that moment when we become acutely aware that we are a solitary creature in this world. It is a kind of ‘aloneness’ that has nothing to do with loneliness. It is more about feeling incomplete, and the… Continue reading

It was the middle of the night and suddenly I was fully awake, my breath coming in gasps, my heart pounding. I realized that I was having a panic attack. Something had triggered my body into a full response to… Continue reading

I wonder how many of you remember Statler and Waldorf?  Probably not by name, but by image you may. Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters, two grumpy old men, who heckle the Muppets from their perch in… Continue reading