The idea of writing about this came from a monthly journal I love more than any other. Gilbert Meilaender wrote a piece about this topic and I’m stealing his concept. There have…
Not-so-deep thoughts from quarantine
April 16, 2020
From the Vault
Can you hear with your eyes?
October 15, 2019
What do you observe when you see a grove of maple trees decked out in their most glorious fiery orange-red finery? Or when you feel the autumn afternoon sun on your face…
Endings and Beginnings
August 27, 2019
Next week I will share some thoughts about my sabbatical and what I learned; this week I want to reflect on our last Sunday at 5220 Johnstown Road. As of September 1,…
How should we recognize the new birth?
May 9, 2019
The most amazing miracle in human existence is when a person who is not a believer in Jesus and therefore “without hope and without God in the world,” and “dead in the…
God’s Work Among Short Creatures
March 14, 2019
I recently finished re-reading my favorite book apart from the Good Book – The Lord of the Rings. I am an incurable nerd when it comes to this classic by J.R.R. Tolkein.…