Dear Friends, There was an article in the New York Times many years ago that shared the story about David Storch, a musicteacher, who borrowed a copy of the score of Handel’s “Messiah” from the Brooklyn Public Library.  Through aclerical error, however,...

Dear Friends, During my backpacking days, I learned to appreciate the value of a well-placed trail marker (also known as a “duck”).  When hiking through snow or over large stretches of granite slab, those trail markers kept us from...

Dear Friends, Gratitude.  It’s a word that tends to pop up in various conversations at this time of year.    As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, many of us, on cue, are inclined to think about and express the gratitude...

Dear Friends, This coming Sunday is one that is celebrated in various churches as “Christ the King Sunday” or “The Reign of Christ Sunday.” It is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and the following Sunday, the first Sunday of the Season...

Dear Friends, Well, it’s been a while!  In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been away for a couple of weeks.  Susan and I were able to take a trip to Europe that was both eye-opening and awe inspiring.  We learned a lot about the places we visited in the Netherlands,...

It’s no secret that we live in a time of accelerating change. Someone once suggested that what we are witnessing today is like watching a hen trying to lay an egg on an escalator. Just when she settles in and gets comfortable, the bottom drops out from underneath her! That, I think, is an apt description of the kind of change we are witnessing in this unsettling time.

“If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, You could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea’ and it would obey you.” Luke 17: 6 Dear Friends, Fall, it seems, has certainly arrived!  There is a feeling in the air and even a bit of moisture to...