This is Memorial Day week-end and it is traditionally the beginning of the summer. While the calendar doesn’t yet officially tell us it is summer for another month or so, the running of the Indy 500 is reason enough to…
Yesterday, Jill and her son, Drew, finally arrived at our home – they will stay with us until their family purchases a home in the next several weeks. Then, hopefully, things will go smoothly and they will be able to…
By now, everyone in the country knows that today is Mother’s Day. There have been all kinds of celebrations – from the giving of cards to gifts to meals to family gatherings. On Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms,…
In was on this day, May 5th, back in 1961 that the United States successfully launched its first manned space mission with Alan Shepherd at the controls. It had been a long time coming. After all, Russia had jumped out…
When I was in seminary Greek classes, I learned more about theology than in almost any other courses that I took. That’s because the words are so much more meaningful than what we consider in the English translations – in…
Today we celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus and the Good News that He died for all our sins – and then rose again. We have all heard the story of the final week of His life. The triumphant entry…
We celebrated Palm Sunday today – which begins the final week of the earthly life of Jesus as He entered Jerusalem on a donkey. The palm branches were laid down in His path and people waved as He passed by….
As many of you know, I was ordained more than 15 years ago after I completed my Master of Divinity degree. I had to go through quite a process and after that, in the state of Indiana at least, I…