I can only imagine the excitement of the Pilgrims at harvest time. They had endured a very cold and terrible winter. I am sure they had...

Your balloons, or mine? I don’t know what it is about balloons that is so enchanting to kids. My children fight over balloons all the...

One of the little remarks that teachers used on a report card when I was in elementary school was “There’s room for improvement.” Almost...

We have been working our way through the gospel of Luke. A few weeks ago we read the gospel story about the Mustard Seed - if only our...

I have some memories of my life at eleven years old. They aren’t any significant events worth reporting, but they were fond memories of...

Both Adam - our Director of Music - and I love coffee. I do not know how much coffee Adam drinks in a day, but I generally drink between...

For whatever reason, I never could draw or paint anything beautiful. I had thought that I loved to, and when I was in middle and high...

I am sure many of you have heard about Greta Thunberg, the sixteen-year-old environmental activist. She has been very vociferous in her...

I remember stories about McDonalds when I was in high school. Some of our school mates whose parents had significant means would travel...

This past Sunday, several events took place at Christ Church. We had a children's worship, and during the 10:30 service had the occasion...

That is one heavy word which we try to avoid, if possible, but it also represents the most attractive characteristic in a person. Loyalty...

College football season is underway. Alex and Elizabeth are pumped up for Florida. Sara is rooting for Alabama. Sonni, I believe, is...

One of many personal stories that I often share is my experience with hospice in Philadelphia. It is one ministry that I will forever be...

Remember that one theory you tried very hard to understand in middle school or high school, but for whatever reason never did? There are...

There’s a popular expression: ‘What goes around, comes around’. It’s slang for ‘You reap what you sow'. In my experience, however, the...

She was among the many who succumbed to the hail of bullets from her brother. It most likely never crossed her mind that she would be...

Many a grandparent, granduncles and aunts, parents, uncles and aunts may not only to have had to sing Baby Shark, but also engage...

Last week, we held the first of our two summer Book Club gatherings. I am thankful to the Spiritual Life Commission for organizing it, to...

It was about 5:30 a.m. The sun was rising, breaking through the darkness with commanding sunlight. On some mornings, the African sun can...

This past Sunday, I saw two of our 10:30 a.m. regulars at the 8:00 a.m. service. I wondered why, and so I asked each of them why they...