Author: Patrick

In our church we welcome new officers each January, and in the Presbyterian Church there are questions that each officer needs to answer. Call them questions, affirmations, vows. One in particular has been on my mind recently: Will you pray for and seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love? Will you … Continue reading The Vow

I am a Presbyterian Minister, and I serve a purple church in a purple denomination. What I mean by that is that we have red and blue, Republican and Democrat in our congregation and in the PCUSA. In normal times that is a gift, and I have marveled and been grateful for the way people … Continue reading Define “All”

So I saw this argument on Twitter.  (Did you know people argue on Twitter?) The argument was about which Star Wars movie was the best in the franchise. I chimed in, Episode IV, A New Hope. But I stipulated. I don't know if it was the best, I don't know who gets to decide, and … Continue reading Back in the New York Groove

I miss my dad. I miss my mom. I miss my Panda Mini Pro-Am BMX bike, and I miss 1982. I miss coming home from school and eating two packages of Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls and washing them down with a glass of ice cold whole milk, because I could. There were no such … Continue reading What I Miss

When I was a child, my family would travel. No wait. That’s not it. Let’s try again. When I was a child I walked like a child, I talked like a child. Hold on. That’s not it either. One more time. When I was a child my family sent me to the greatest summer camp … Continue reading He Was in Heaven Before He Died*

In the summer of 2006, I was working with a youth group and took them to Cleveland for  a work trip. During that week, we worked with Habitat for Humanity, served in a homeless shelter and lived in "intentional community". (That means we gave up junk food, sodas and flip phones, saving parents roughly $300 … Continue reading Cleveland ROCKS!

This is not a post about Kenny.  It's a post about Alice, and her restaurant. Not really. *** My dad was not a funny man. I take that back.  He was not funny when he tried to be.  He was not the guy at the party who would hold court, telling stories and jokes, everyone … Continue reading You Picked a Fine Time…

So, I love my doctor. The guy is great.  I've seen him pretty much since we moved to Georgia, and I love the guy. Calls it like he sees it and has a great sense of humor. (Or at least my kind of humor.) Example: For whatever reason, I have a really low resting heart … Continue reading I’m not a doctor, but …

I wrote last week about turning 50, about being grateful for what's behind me and looking forward to what's in front of me.  There is a lot I am looking forward to, but today, I am thinking of one date in particular. June 6, 2023. I can't wait for June 6, 2023. What's so special … Continue reading Looking Ahead

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