Yesterday was a fantastic day. It was Janet’s birthday and every year I am reminded that it may be her birthday but I am the one who received the gift – my life with Janet. To be sure, it was…
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Embracing Change Through Faith
Last week, I received the nicest hand-written note in the mail. It was from a dear friend, Dave, who gave up FaceBook for Lent to concentrate on more direct communications with the people who have impacted his life. It is…
Earlier this week, on March 24th, I celebrated 29 years since I stopped drinking alcohol. When I was younger, I never gave much thought to how much I drank – that is until I went for a periodic blood test…
Fifty years ago today (it’s difficult to believe that it’s that long ago), my maternal grandfather died. It wasn’t the first death that my brothers and I experienced in our family, but it was definitely the most crushing to us….
When I finished seminary, I thought that I would be done with the corporate world and would end up with a church. Frankly, I had it with all the politics in the business community and seminary was a haven that…