Monthly Archives: March 2017

Recently, I watched The Shack with family and friends.  In the movie, Mac has difficulty trusting God.  Mac grew up in an abusive family and views God as a condemning, omnipotent, and wrathful God.  During the movie, Mac confronts God … Continue reading →

As a little boy, Albert Schweitzer was frightened by the face of the Devil appearing in his father’s church during services. There it was staring down from a frame near the organ. Fortunately, it disappeared when his father began preaching. … Continue reading →

I have had to wear a brace my entire life due to having had polio when I was just a baby.  I have managed to live a pretty normal life.  Since my ability to walk depended on my brace, I … Continue reading →

The seminary I attended was blessed to have a Pastoral Care Director. Thanks be to God for the Lilly Foundation, which funded that position! Even from the advent of our journey into ministry, we were endued with the need for … Continue reading →

The results are in – the thimble is out! If you played Monopoly as a child or with your children, then you probably remember the cast metal game pieces. My favorites were the top hat, the Scotty dog and, yes, … Continue reading →

 I retired as a math teacher in June, 2014, and during that first year a number of people asked me what I missed most. My reply was that I missed working with students and doing math, but “I don’t miss … Continue reading →

How many times are we tempted to substitute our will for God’s? How many times do we take circumstances into our own hands and “cheat” to make sure the “right” thing happens? Perhaps we only withhold some information or distract. … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, we attended an Ash Wednesday worship service where we were marked with ashes on our foreheads and told, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”.  It marked the beginning of the Lenten Season and … Continue reading →

Last year I wrote about the start of Lent and now it is Lent again. Sometimes time seems to go in a straight line one day to the next. Other times it runs in a cycle. Days, weeks, months, years … Continue reading →

When I  was growing up,  one of my favorite songs we would sing at our Bible camps and youth league meetings was called “Jesus  Only”.  Some of the words are: “Jesus only on the mountain, Jesus only on the sea, … Continue reading →