Walk With Them

Walk With Them

Yes, I am ‘that guy’ or to some of you just a typical man when it comes to the grocery store. I can’t find my way around that place, signs or no signs. And even though I’m the ‘gopher’ (go for) for picking up a quick item here and there, I still can’t remember where...
Set An Example

Set An Example

This kid has no idea how old he is, or rather, how young he is. He loves to help, loves to do things with others, and has a knack for progress. He likes getting things done. When the time came to take care of some of the leaves in the driveway, he grabbed “his”...
God’s Greeters

God’s Greeters

I watch the main entrance door on Tuesdays and Thursdays with joy because it means folks are showing up for Bible Study. It is my favorite thing we do here. We dive deep, we talk it through it, and we have fun while we study. When the first person pulls up and starts...
Divine Appointments

Divine Appointments

Part of my educational requirements to become a pastor was to complete Clinical Pastoral Education. It’s a fancy term for “hospital chaplaincy”. I was nervous about those 5 months in the hospital setting, knowing that I would be thrust headlong into a constant barrage...
Light Changes Everything

Light Changes Everything

Light changes EVERYTHING. While looking through the many varieties of pumpkins and squash at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm last week, I laughed at people’s amazement over these bumpy, oddly shaped ground-fruit. There were people combing the rows of front-porch pumpkins; some...