Dec 6, 2012 | Pastor's Blog |
Coming home the other night, my husband and I were taking a somewhat unusual route, one that crosses train tracks. It isn’t that we never come home that way, it is just slightly unusual as we would have typically jumped on the interstate if approaching home from that...
Dec 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the winter edition of the Quarterly Explorer. Every month I pull up our Church calendar and make a list of the upcoming month’s schedule of events and activities for the monthly Explorer. Each time it amazes me how vibrant the Church is; there...
Dec 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally printed in the December Explorer. I often refer to books in my sermons. Books are my tools. From them I am able to leverage ideas and piece together words that become, I hope, useful in your effort to build a Christian life and our work to fashion a church...
Nov 29, 2012 | Pastor's Blog |
As I was returning home last Sunday following a hospital visit I passed a complex of office buildings. To my right I noticed a man standing on the lawn in front of one of the buildings. Next to him was a commercial-size lawn mower. The man was aiming a cell phone...
Nov 21, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
The human journey from birth to death provides us with significant changes, and life unfolds as a constant adjustment to losses and gains. Each significant loss is an occasion for mourning and letting go, and the family of God is the best equipped source of...
Nov 15, 2012 | Pastor's Blog |
Just like my previous blog, it’s about food. You might remember that I enjoy all kinds of food – and lots of it. I am as happy eating a hot dog as I am sampling Dim Sum or experimenting with something more esoteric. That kind of eclecticism runs through my musical...