Monthly Archives: March 2013

We Were a Family Once…

    It was a lovely, bright-sunny day for my morning walk today, save for the fact it was about 10-degrees too cool.  It was 38 and there was just enough of a breeze out of the north to chill my thinned-out … Continue reading

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To Facebook and Beyond

“I have called you friends…” John 15:15     I can’t remember exactly when–but somewhere back around the turn of the 21st Century, the pastor of Northland, Dr. Joel Hunter, spoke about how God was building His church via the internet. I … Continue reading

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A Body Broken. . .?

“This is my body, broken for you.” I Cor. 11:24     The above verse is part of the words of institution– spoken prior to Holy Communion.  I cannot hear or read those words without welling-up a bit.  In an odd … Continue reading

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Joy vs. Happiness

   “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love,  just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. … Continue reading

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Our Mental Health

    No, this isn’t about you and your mental health–not about the battleground in your noggin’.  It’s about the sad state of our country, and it’s almost totally broken system of care for the mentally ill and addicted. Mental health was much … Continue reading

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