Family
Last week was family week. Dave had a meeting in Denver, which is where three generations of my family live. We spent time with my mother, my brother and sister-in-law, and our youngest son. And after our return on Sunday we spent Father's Day with our oldest son, and his girlfriend's family. So much family in such a short period of time! While in Denver I went to Sunday worship where the topic of the sermon was suicide. It was at the end of a week where there had been suicid
Books and Movies
What sort of literature do you enjoy reading? Classics like Pride and Prejudice? Mysteries like Sherlock Holmes? What about a good non-fiction book? While many of us might be preparing to go to the beaches (or shore) or perhaps lighten up our summer load of responsibilities, we may be pondering what sort of book(s) we might enjoy in these lazy summer days. Some of us might not have been able to answer the question as quickly as others. Not everyone finds the same joy as I do
Six Words
Confession coming Eucharist coming Apostles It was a simple five-word email that Pastor Jason sent out that filled in some worship planning details. He was in a meeting and was trying to be brief. I understood what the message meant, but I looked at it for a long time and finally wrote back to Pastor: "There's a good theological story in there somewhere." It reminded me of six-word stories. This form of story-telling was started by Ernest Hemingway (maybe, at least that’s the
