Lost in Translation

Wonderful friends of ours presented Janet and me with a great gift for the Christmas season. It is a set of ornaments depicting the twelve days of Christmas - immortalized in the song of the same name. It's a song…

I was multi-tasking several nights ago - answering emails while the TV was on in the background. Janet was engrossed in some sort of thriller police show and one of the characters volunteered to provide "overwatch" for the rest of…

This Sunday, today, marks the last week of the church calendar for the year, also known as the liturgical year. Next week, the first Sunday of Advent, we begin the new church year - which is as it should be.…

Back in the late 1990's, I started attending post graduate school with the hope of eventually being accepted into seminary. Sure enough, when I finally applied, I was accepted and spent more than eight years in various seminaries learning about…

So many times we confuse words that sound alike but have entirely different meanings from one another. Such is the topic of our discussion tonight. The word "paraclete" is one that we don't use in our modern English very often.…

It's actually Halloween today and one of the things that Janet and I have looked forward to each year is the annual Trunk or Treat event at church. Back when we were growing up, we went door to door collecting…

One of the reasons that Janet and I thought that I should attend seminary was that I wanted to be able to study the Bible in the original languages. I know that was a lofty goal - especially because languages…

I was speaking with a dear friend of mine this evening - telling him about my invitation to work with and teach the Soul Sisters Bible study group that I have been a part of for the past several years.…

I happened to stop by one of those large box stores today, on a mission to find a tripod. Not so that I could take pictures, but the tripod that I use for my telescope has worn out and I…

The divisions in our country continue to get worse and there is more polarity today than at any time in my life. Likewise, there are more divisions in the church than I have ever seen and I am reminded of…