Devotional

Here we are already in the middle of Holy Week. Jesus’s entered Jerusalem on a borrowed colt on Palm Sunday, amid people spreading their cloaks and waving palm branches. Today is Maunday Thursday, the time of the Last Supper when…

Janet and I both grew up in Beverly Hills on the south side of Chicago. Our families, and most of our friends, were Christian, but not Catholic. In fact, there was quite a divide between the two faith traditions. Janet’s…

There are times that I am incredibly proud of the town that we live in. Among many other notable achievements, Carmel, IN is the roundabout capital of the nation, with about 150 of the traffic circles that have been shown…

When Janet and I grew up, both of our families used to frequent Melody Lane, a local restaurant near our childhood homes in Chicago - for dinner. It was several miles from where we lived. We have great memories of…

Yesterday was Janet’s birthday. You would think that since we have known each other since we were about 5 years old, birthdays would lose their luster and we would have given each other just about everything on the face of…

I am probably one of the most unlikely people you could ever meet who ended up in seminary, received graduate degrees, got ordained and then became active in ministry! This effort has manifested itself through founding a non-profit chaplaincy organization,…

Iatrophobia is a fear of medical professionals, test results, exams and just about all things medical… all things that I struggle with. This seems odd because I work with many healthcare professionals and in the past have been involved with…

I notice lately that I am more sensitive to things that are changing a little from where they used to be. It’s just a small adjustment in service levels most of the time, but it’s undeniably there. For example, when…

For many years now, our daughter, Kristin, and I have been very involved in ministry initiatives. As most of you know, I attended seminary for almost a decade and I teach several Bible studies a week in addition to other…

From the time our grandchildren were born, we have tried to instill a sense of family and belonging in each of them. I found that such an important part of my own childhood that I wanted to carry on the…