Once upon a time being on a first-name basis really meant something. When Mr. Schaller, the banker, said, “Just call me George” it implied that the relationship had become personal, crossing over from a formal business connection. In days past,… Continue reading

Nostalgia tempts me. During my 54 years on this earth I have enjoyed many blessings of the Lord. Bev and I visited Lancaster, PA over the weekend, staying at a resort we visited a few times when our kids were… Continue reading

There are days when mid-day comes and with a sense of futility. Heaving a deep sigh, I say, “What’s the use of it all?” In the middle of opportunities, the devil comes whispering that life is meaningless, my efforts useless,… Continue reading

“Why do some go to church all the time and show no change of heart or behavior?” was the question raised at our Bible class last night. It’s a fair one, for sure, and has many possible answers. The primary… Continue reading

Hubris is the soft spot, the point of vulnerability in us all! Last night a man we never heard of before won a Senate seat in Massachusetts. Scott Brown capitalized on the hubris of his opponent and her party. Coakley… Continue reading

While I was leading prayer in our Sunday AM worship, I broke into a strange lament; “Lord, how long? How long until Your kingdom comes?” The images from the broken nation of Haiti, my counseling with people wrestling with sin… Continue reading

The sign stood along the highway, proudly embellished with an American flag, declaring – “Bill’s American. English spoken here.”  The owner of the service station was playing off of the fact that most of the gas stations in NJ are… Continue reading

A critic of a recent essay wrote to me and said, “Stop relying on what some Jewish zombie said 2000 years ago and just for once, FOR ONCE, do the right thing based on what is in your hearts and… Continue reading

Yesterday, as we learned of a human tragedy of stunning proportion unfolding in Haiti, Pat Robertson assumed God’s position and said that the earthquake Haiti was caused by an old ‘pact with the Devil’ made in the time when Haiti… Continue reading

Robert Burns, the 18th century Scottish poet, wrote of the poor mouse whose nest was torn up by the farmer’s plow. “The best laid schemes o’ mice and menGang aft a-gley, (go oft awry)And leaves us naught but grief and… Continue reading