With gratitude to Mike and Joelle — Every marriage has one person who gets straight to the point and another who likes to take the scenic route. — Wanna know more? Check out Romans 12:10, 1st Corinthians 12, and roll…

Bill Foster is a respected colleague, online friend, and yet another of us allegedly retired pastors serving a church. It is with his graciously expressed permission that I share the following here with you —“To the Younger Shepherds: Lessons from…

Hillary DePlano — You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind. —– With that as the runway, take off and soar with Philippians 3:13, 14 as your flight plan.

Recently I clicked “Shut Down” on my computer screen, and realized that might be applicable elsewhere. I don’t think He was kidding — “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and…

The secret to longevity may be simpler than we think, writes Samantha Boardman, and a lot more enjoyable. Visit a gallery, see a play, join a dance class, attend a book reading. Bring a friend and choose an activity that…

You were called to be free. But do not take that to mean that you can do as you please. But work for each other because you love each other. — That’s Galatians 5:13. How are we doing with that,…

Lauren Webber, telling about a moment in what I’d call a MidLife Reset Retreat, and I’m getting outa the way — One evening, Emily Kagan, a poet and healthcare executive who was one of the facilitators, passed around markers and…

“Not wanting to know means asking to be deceived.” A line from Mother Jones. “They understood the times,” says 1st Chronicles 12:32. Well now.

Some have asked about my source for the children’s/early readers/“kiddie lit” books that I sometimes use in my Finally Friday Devo Videos. (Thank you for asking, and thank you for your own recommendations, please keep them coming.) They tend to…

As promised yesterday , a creative, even an “artsy thing” today in celebration of this being my mom’s birthday. Among a ton of other attributes and well-deserved accolades, Ruth Morgan Baldwin Neber Scheets (1912-2017, see attached obituary for details) was…