Monthly Archives: August 2025

Sometimes you get overcome by something your read. Johannes Tauler (1300-1361)  was a German Dominican preacher. Reading his sermons had a tremendous impact on Martin Luther. This is a quotation from a sermon of his on Holy Communion. Those “who … Continue reading →

We had been promised rain – for weeks. It hadn’t come. Lawns are brown and crispy. Flowers are limp and lifeless. The lake level is dropping drastically. Saturday morning dawned sunny and bright. The temperature was hot. The atmosphere was … Continue reading →

In May 1992, having just graduated from the Enlisted Bandleader Course, I was sent toNavy Band New Orleans. I was delighted that one of my best mates from Navy Band SanFrancisco was there, along with others I knew after ten-plus … Continue reading →

A friend has entrusted her Peace Plant to me for the summer, while she is away.  Now I must confess that my green thumb is suspect.  Some of my plants have thrived, some, not so much.  But now, I feel … Continue reading →

Ok, think sphere, bubble, globe,…perhaps even “bubble boy” from the Seinfeld show. Hoping you get the picture of an even more enormous sphere and now see yourself floating inside of it. The sphere, of course, is God.  He has chosen you … Continue reading →

Most television commercials are pretty boring, but once in a while an entertaining one comes along. In one of my favorites, which you may have seen (it can be found on YouTube), a groundskeeper is painting the end zone of … Continue reading →

Here is a simple explanation of my ongoing conflict between my will and God’s will for me. I don’t think that any more needs to be said.  Do you feel a conflict with God’s will? Trust in the God who … Continue reading →

I am by nature naughty. Not evil, but mischievous. Every year I write a report to the Bishop about what I did as a retired pastor the past year. Since I question whether anyone reads my drivel, I  answer one … Continue reading →

I’m feeling sentimental this week. You see, tomorrow marks a special day in our family. Our first-born son arrived on Sunday, August the 14th in 1966. It was still the wee hours of the morning when I woke my hubby … Continue reading →

 Like most people, whenever I fly, it’s in coach. I walk past the first-class section as I board with a twinge of envy. I think, “gee, it would be nice at least once in my life to fly first-class”. I … Continue reading →