At the lake near my home there was an old tree that was truly majestic. It was 70 feet tall and set right at the water’s edge. It provided shade to generations of fishermen and was home to countless squirrels and birds over the years. In the fall its colorful leaves...
I asked the Lord in a time of uncertainty, "what is my ministry Lord?" But no answer came. I pleaded and begged him to tell me. Was I to be a pastor, an evangelist, a prophet etc, but there was no reply.Then that night I was awoken gently, as if by a whisper, knowing...
During the wee hours of Sunday morning, December 8, 1996, after the third night of Hanukkah, someone took a baseball bat, and broke the front window of a house in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It might have been considered simple vandalism by the local police except for one...
It wasn’t exactly a crisis. I mean, it was only a matter of 80 cents. The price of a candy bar, or a can of soda or a bottle of water. How big of a deal can that be?Still, it was embarrassing. I was short 80 cents for the gas I had already pumped, and the convenience...
Steve, his wife Emily, and daughter Madelyn entered the aseptic like room that housed his grandmother and another elderly woman, a smile broadened across her worn but beautiful face."Oh, I am so glad to see you all," she exclaimed with a weakened voice. "We are glad...
Ezekiel 34:31 - You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord. (NIV)Years before she was married, my mom used to work on a farm which, strangely enough, was in the heart of the parish where I later ministered for...
Running is one of my favorite means of stress management. It’s a time of physically “burning” off any negative emotions, it’s a bonding time between my dog and me, and, most importantly, it’s a time of reflection, a time for me to be alone with my maker. And this...