“By the grace of God given you, will you uphold this congregation of The United Methodist Church with your prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness?” It’s the question whenever anyone joins. It’s a serious question. It’s a commitment. It’s a…

WARNING: If ever there was an unfinished blog, this is it. “Our angel got beat up,” he said  to me. “Excuse me?” “All that strong wind did a number on the Christmas decorations in our front yard,” he explained.  “The worst…

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod,  Magi  from the east came to Jerusalem  and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?   We saw his star when it rose and…

The Twelve Days of Christmas began on Dec. 25 with Christmas.  They’ll end on Epiphany (“appearing/understanding”) on Jan. 6th. (More Than You Wanted to Know: Because of how such things were counted long ago, The 1st Night was Christmas Night,…

The Christmas decorations may be boxed up for another year. Most people and places are settled back into our normal routines. But we’re still in the midst of The Twelve Days of Christmas. More about all that tomorrow, but for…

“Leave the irreparable past in God’s hands, and step out into the irresistible future with Him.” — Oswald Chambers  It used to be Guy Lombardo.  Then it was Dick Clark. Now it’s people like Carson Daly and Anderson Cooper. New…

“Leave the irreparable past in God’s hands, and step out into the irresistible future with Him.” — Oswald Chambers  Brother Chambers gives us some timeless and timely wisdom here. What’s in your “irreparable past” of 2012?  Maybe there’s a conversation…

My dad called New Year’s Eve “Amateur Night.” When I was very young, I nodded along as if I understood. A bit older and realizing that I didn’t understand, I asked him what he meant.  He said “Amateur Night” is…

I’d love for you and me to have coffee with this guy. He knew how to wait.  We click on to something else if a page doesn’t load fast enough. He was looking for the salvation of his people, says Luke…

On this Fifth Day of Christmas, it’s with my friend Maggie’s permission that I quote what she wrote literally 3 weeks ago today about her daughter: “While making Christmas cookies one of Bella’s hairs fell in the dough. Sorry to whoever…