The change happening around me is exhausting. Our church is taking a new name that we believe will be more inviting to people from our region who might be interested in spiritual things. We are exploring new ways of doing… Continue reading

Today is the first day of Lent, “Ash Wednesday.” Ashes made from palm fronds from the previous year’s celebration of Palm Sunday traditionally are used mark the forehead as a reminder of mortality – the whole ‘ashes to ashes, dust… Continue reading

We met a new little beauty on Sunday evening. It’s been a week since our granddaughter Selah was born. I was glad to take her in my arms, all 7 pounds of her! As I gazed at her, sleeping, I… Continue reading

Christians are given the most amazing job to do – connecting God and His goodness with this present world. It’s not just preacher’s work nor is it primarily done in church buildings. You are called to this privilege. Living as… Continue reading

The young man was wrestling with a detour in his life plan. To all appearances, it looked like he was derailed from the track he had laid with all good intentions, and in a very real sense, he was. But,… Continue reading

A few months ago, the city of Philadelphia issued a parking ticket to my late father and billed my Mom $90! They claimed he parked a car in a crosswalk. The license plates in question had been turned in a… Continue reading

This little globe is shaking these days. Money troubles abound. Nations are in uproar. I’m getting old! (Hey, that shakes my world!) There are some big things that hang like the sword of Damocles over the future. The Middle East… Continue reading

There are not many things that are more painful than giving yourself to the maximum only to be misunderstood and/or misjudged. I recently talked with a woman who gave herself unselfishly, desiring nothing except to serve in her ministry. She… Continue reading

Many would-be followers of Christ try to live while holding onto polar extremes: they want to be ‘hip’ and ‘godly’ at the same time. It’s the proverbial oil and water thing. We cannot love the purity of Christ and the… Continue reading

This CoffeeBreak is not warmly inspirational. It wasn’t fun to write. But, like Ezekiel of old, I feel a call to be a watchman, to issue a warning. American culture has so blurred the lines of morality that many are… Continue reading