Monday morning – a new week stretches out in front of us.  What is on your agenda?  Maybe you are among the fortunate and, being August, you are on a break at the beach or in the mountains.  Or, perhaps… Continue reading

I muse this morning while watching my wife sleep in a hospital bed.  I read a Facebook post by a friend that their unborn baby’s life here on earth closed after a short 20 weeks.  In a few hours, I… Continue reading

In the last 10 days, death has visited the congregation I pastor 4 times!  Last night, as a long day was ending, one in which sorrow visited in several different ways,  I myself thinking about Heaven. My thoughts were not… Continue reading

I used to consume the daily news, reading the Op-Ed page, watching stories with interest. But, the anger that feeds the news from all parties, makes it such a toxic brew that I am now choosing to watch less, much… Continue reading

Are you wrestling with sorrow this Monday morning? Has a sense of futility crept up and tried to throw a dark shadow over you?  Are you confused by circumstances that defy explanation?  There is a phrase buried in a Psalm… Continue reading

Nicky’s Family is a documentary (Netflix) telling the amazing story of Nicholas Winton’s efforts to save Jewish children from the Nazis in Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War 2.  Winton was a stockbroker, 29 years of age, preparing for… Continue reading

When a certain man who is running for the office of President shows up on my TV, I groan – “Please go away. Not him, not again!”  His self-absorption, mindless speeches, and lack of substance turn me off, in a… Continue reading

Eugene Peterson, tells the story of Charity, a 5 year old, who went to visit her grandmother. The morning after she arrived she said, “Grandmother, let’s not have any god-talk while you are here, OK? Let’s just keep it real.”… Continue reading

Turkeys like to hang around in flocks, scratching in the dirt for food, taking flight only for short distances. They do not soar and are not generally admired as a noble bird.  Hence, the description of a person going nowhere,… Continue reading

There is an array of people who provide some kind of care for us at different times.  A few weeks ago, I sought out a lawyer to draw up important documents for me: a will, a power of attorney, and a… Continue reading