Are we done with Easter or is Easter just beginning? The special services of Holy Week and Easter are in the record book and if Easter is merely a box on the church calendar that we can check off, done, done and done, then Easter is over and we can all take a well-deserved break. It was a great week. …

Spring is my favorite time of the year.  The new growing season with fresh blooms of flowers long gone dormant or newly planted annuals that will delight for a single season are full of color in my heart as I plan for this years show from nature.  Some plants serve only to offer beauty and others announce the coming fruit …

Our granddaughter Abby gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday. Matt and Deanna are grandparents! So glad everyone is healthy.

Tonight I will again come to the prayer rail and confess my sins; sins of commission, of omission, of thought and action. I confess that discipline and education are not enough: I need God’s grace. And even thought I know and confess those things on a regular basis I will express it in a unique way as a part of …

Yesterday I was invited to a young lady’s adoption party for that afternoon but with short notice I was not able to attend. I wish I could have been there and cannot think of a better reason to celebrate. I have been thinking of an appropriate present to give her for this important celebration. I have decided to give her …

Its time for the Souper Bowl.  No. That’s not a typo.   Souper Bowl Sunday is annual event used by many to draw attention to the millions of people who live in America and do not have enough food. It’s a problem in practically every community. The website feedingamerica.org reports 49 million Americans live in food insecure homes. Senior citizens and …

Shortly after we were married, Kristina brought home a little black fur-ball we named Junior. He was a great dog, a member of the family. A couple of years later, when Junior was getting heavy, we got a puppy; a Brittany named Rusty. One after another our dogs have lived long happy lives, completely spoiled and very much loved. Three …

Our church has had a longstanding relationship with the United Methodist Church in Kanvulancie, Mozambique, Africa. We are sister churches and we encourage people to regularly pray for the congregation, their pastor and community. Several years ago a few from our church visited our sister church in Mozambique. Last fall we contacted the church through the District Superintendent looking for …

People have been telling me I need to write a blog.  It wasn’t that long ago I didn’t know what a blog is and now I am going to try to write one.  I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while.  But today is the day.  It’s kinda like asking a girl on a date for the first time …