Monthly Archives: November 2021

In my experience, driving a car is a rite of passage. Dads were usually the ones that helped us through it, as did mine. My Dad, having driven since he was a teen, knew from memory every major road where … Continue reading →

This is a week of commemorating All Saints and Veteran’s Day. Some of you remember “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God”. It did not make the cut for our ELW hymnal, and it is more of a … Continue reading →

Gracias my Lord.  You have been so good to me. Gracias, my Lord.  I was down, but you lifted me in your powerful hand. Gracias, my Lord.  I was weak, but you took me on your shoulders. Gracias, thank you … Continue reading →

Do you remember the whispering game called “Telephone?” Usually a children’s game, where you form a line or circle and the first person whispers a phrase into the next person’s ear and the phrase is to be repeatedly whispered down the line or around the circle.  The … Continue reading →

Since time began or shortly thereafter, the phrase “What is this world coming to?” has passed many lips.  I know my grandparents said it, my parents said it and I have said it too.  Of course, as we age, that … Continue reading →

Although All Saints Day is usually on November 1, because of this year’s liturgical calendar it will be  celebrated on Sunday, November 7. We will remember the saints who have filled our every day lives and some extraordinary ones.  We … Continue reading →

What’s the oldest part of the Old Testament? Surprise! It’s not Genesis: it’s Judges 5. The fifth chapter of the book of Judges is a poem about a battle of some of the tribes of Israel led by Deborah and … Continue reading →

We always see pictures depicting Jesus as a shepherd and verses to coincide about “feeding the flock,” “the shepherd leaving the flock to search for the lost one.”   He himself is given the title of “the Lamb of God.”  … Continue reading →

(with an assist from the late, great Henri Nouwen) It is a “joyous burden”, the crazy vocational move of becoming a pastor. I call it a move, a further calling that began at my baptism October 15th, 1961. That too … Continue reading →

Today is November 1st and on the church calendar it’s Hallowmas. No, I never heard of it either. Last night was All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween.  Today is Hallowmas, All Hallows’ Day or as we more commonly know it, All … Continue reading →