Monthly Archives: February 2018

I don’t remember most of the sermons and speeches I’ve heard, but I clearly remember a lecture given by Dr. Helmut Thielicke. This German theologian, part of the Confessing Church that opposed Hitler, gave a lecture in 1977 that dealt … Continue reading →

The Hubble space telescope was launched in 1990, and over its lifetime it has had four astronaut visits to do updates and maintenance. With the end of the shuttle program, we no longer can do maintenance or repairs, but Hubble … Continue reading →

We all like the rub, the scratch, the massage. I remember going to handbell week at Lutheridge and having a group shoulder-rubbing exercise. It was a nice warm-up. Gathered in the typical horseshoe semi-circle formation behind the bell tables, the … Continue reading →

As I wrote this, blizzard conditions were pounding New England with heavy snow, icy roadways, gusty winds, and bitter cold. It was a time of anxious “ifs.” If the power goes out – will the pipes burst, will we survive … Continue reading →

Like everyone, sometimes I would get overconfident, especially when I was young. I thought I knew just how to accomplish this or that. Then wham, reality would set in sometimes harshly. I once thought I could repair a lighting fixture … Continue reading →

Who’s there? I know it’s you, God. And yet why, in my busyness, do I put you “on hold?” Why, in my stubborn-ness, do I refuse to answer? Why, in my preoccupation with myself and my opinions, do I ignore … Continue reading →

No matter how many times I turn my will over to God, I find myself taking it back again. And I struggle. I struggle with simple things like cooking and doing the dishes. I struggle with tasks that I have … Continue reading →

My family lived in the same house for 90 years. A few months after my sister and I sold the house, it was torn down and replaced with a McMansion. The loss of that home was like a death to … Continue reading →