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I just got word that a dear sweet lady who is a member of a former church of mine, is in the last steps of her earthly journey. It makes me sad to know she is … Read More

Reflecting on this past Labor Day, I have seen some Facebook posts that reminded me of my past and also of what the future holds. In my former life, prior to seminary and pastoring churches, … Read More

My daddy’s word to me was “sticktoitiveness.” He always told my brother and me the only true way to success, to achieving anything of real value, was to have the quality of “sticktoitiveness.” Of course, what he … Read More

Do you ever get tired of it all? By that, I mean, do you ever just take in every thing that seems to be going on and become so very tired? The Covid-19 pandemic has raged … Read More

I recently made a purchase of a bicycle. I know I need to do something for some exercise and to tend to my physical body. A clergy colleague and friend of mine recently started riding a bicycle, … Read More

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what it means to be in community. A couple of definitions of the word community sort of get at the root meaning of the word… a group … Read More

First, let me simply say blessings on you as we enter into August. You and I have been truly blessed, even in the midst of all we are going through. God has been with us, and continues … Read More

Its been a strange year so far. We are completing the seventh, and about to begin the eighth month of 2020. The year has become a blur and with the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been a … Read More

I’ve been wrestling recently with the idea of forgiveness in the midst of these unprecedented times. We find ourselves locked in, sequestered, quarantined, isolated from each other. Many folks have found various ways to handle this time by … Read More

We are in what has been called the “Dog Days of Summer.” That phrase strikes me as particularly funny. What does if even mean? Does it mean, when its hot the dogs simply stay on the porch in … Read More