The Eyes of My Eyes and the Weather Report
My Blue’s day started early. He was up with the birds and headed straight out to the garden to look up at the sky. Yesterday, […]
My Blue’s day started early. He was up with the birds and headed straight out to the garden to look up at the sky. Yesterday, […]
This week, we’ve been hosting our annual Bible Fun Camp at St. Paul’s Church, Nobleton. I think when a church puts on a vacation Bible […]
It’s a strong idea: Each of us has a mate out there—a perfect mate. A match-made-in-heaven. A “soul mate.” Most people think of their “soul” as […]
My final sermon as minister of Kensington Presbyterian Church, from this past Sunday. — Clothing has always been a significant part of human identity. Historically […]
1) The lilies on my table have bloomed. Don’t they looked just like a crowd of faces, all straining and trying their best to get […]
That last summer of my husband Harry’s life here on earth he had sat in his big, easy chair looking over the lawn, the driveway […]
As my friend Carey Nieuwhof has pointed out, the much-publicized decision of the United States Supreme Court in late June should come as no surprise to followers […]
Just because you both speak English doesn’t mean you speak the same language. Have you ever overhead a conversation where… Two people were simply on […]
The article linked below is not ‘Christian’ blog post. Although at least one contributor to the linked article, Dan Crask, is a follower of Jesus […]
TMI warning This post is intended to help end social stigma against two mis understood people groups: ‘the mentally ill’ & bloggers. It’s humorous. (At […]
When I was in my last year of high school, I took a writer’s craft course. Which was amazing and enriching, encouraging and all that […]
No, this is not a blog about my last days (at least I hope not.) But rather about the beginning of a letter I received […]
This article, positioned under the line below, was originally published on June 12 in the congregational newsletter of Grace West Hill, Presbyterian, “Grace to You”. […]
Marana tha. It’s not a phrase we hear tossed around much anymore, even in the church. Marana tha. Even though it’s alluded to among the very […]
Dopamine. You mean that chemical that stimulates pleasure in our brains? Stay with me: I’ve been writing “Up!” for 45 days. (You can link to […]
It’s been a week of work, hope and holding our breath, but tonight it’s official: we’ve found a house. We made it through the application […]
The old adage about the wisdom of the elderly is a falsehood. I am a perfect example of complete idiocy at times…just at times, not […]
By now, you may have heard about the massacre in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, earlier this week. Shootings are […]
Hooray, for the Pope! Preach it, pastor, preach it! You can read Pope Francis’ encyclical Letter ‘Laudato si’ on the Vatican website by CLICKING HERE. […]
Maybe it seems like an unlikely scenario. But that’s exactly what happened. In Bangkok, two children walked to up two women who were smoking. With […]