Stories

This blog has been quiet for a couple months.  Part of that has been unintentional; summer schedules interfere with the discipline of writing. Part has been intentional; I have observed through comments, feedback and private messages how people read what I write through the lens of their experience.  I realize that is unavoidable.  However, it … Continue reading FOCUS

At different times people in my congregation have asked me what I'm reading, and what I recommend.  Add to that, it's the last day of school here.  Summer has begun.  If you're heading out to the beach and want something to read, I offer the following suggestions. Healing Spiritual Wounds by Carol Howard Merritt.  It's … Continue reading Summer Reading

Here is one of the tips I received in the 1980's about how to tell if a date was going well. Unlock the passenger side door first.  Walk around the back of the car, and look in the back window.  If your date leans over and unlocks your door, that means the date is going well. … Continue reading Old School

  On December 20, 2013, Justine Sacco, a PR rep for InterActiveCorp, boarded a flight to South Africa and tweeted the following: "Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!" Over the course of her 11 hour flight, the post went viral with its own hashtag #HasJustineLandedYet. People were outraged, and the … Continue reading Outrage

This bears repeating. Source: When I Was Younger, So Much Younger Than Today

It's a key. Put ten of them in a drawer together, and I wouldn't be able to pick this one out from the others. It's a key.  To a house. It's a key.  To so much more. It's a key to where Grandma and Papa would take the kids for the morning when Mom and … Continue reading So Much More

When I was a child my father worked for Corning Glass Works.  For a couple years, we lived in Corning, New York, where the headquarters and museum are.  I never thought glass would be that interesting, but I loved going through the museum for one reason in particular.  The glass blowing room. There was a … Continue reading When You Pass Through the Rivers, They Will Not Sweep Over You.

I heard a comedian say, "'Millennials' is a term that means 'young people we don't like.'" (I would cite the comic, but I don't remember who he is.) We love to pick on the kids, don't we? I know they don't deserve it, but I also know that they will probably talk about the generations that … Continue reading I am older than I once was, and younger than I’ll be. That’s not unusual.*

So I was not very happy with the outcome of the Super Bowl.  Tuesday, I saw this photo on Facebook, and being a lifelong Stillers fan, I thought, "Hell, Yeah!" I was feeling pretty good about myself, until the following comment came in: "1975- He was 9 of 14 for 96 yards. They rushed for … Continue reading Blind Spots

Short answer.  You don't have it. You don't. Now, I know some are thinking, "By God, I can say whatever I want, damn it."  Others are thinking, "We must speak out and protest." Perhaps you need to protest.  Believe me, I think there is a lot we need to speak out against. But the fact … Continue reading Christians and Freedom of Speech