1993. Jurassic Park was the number one movie. Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President. The cost of gas was $1.16/gallon. UNC defeated Michigan for the NCAA basketball championship. But most important of all—a young lady named Peggy Utley began her
Like many of you I was fascinated by the journey beyond the moon of the spaceship Artemis. So many thoughts came to mind. First, I am amazed that there are people far smarter than me who can assemble such an
Easter is over, now what? Could Jesus be saying to us,”Why don’t you include me?” Just doing the same old, same old and you think your life is going to be different. The Easter crowd is gone, Monday morning still shows up,
In this season of Lent, we are reminded of the things we carry that feel heavy and weighty. Some carry grief. Some carry disappointment. Some carry worry about the future, conflict, or quiet questions. Others carry the everyday burdens
A friend of mine wrote these words for this season of Lent. I hope they speak to you as they did me. Beyond the cross is resurrection–and Easter is coming. The good news at the center of our faith is that
Are you happy? Why…or why not? And is it something that continues to be a challenge for you? The best statistics reveal that happiness is on the decline in our country. The United States ranks 24th in the latest World Happiness
“You sound like you are homesick for heaven.” The words came from my spiritual director as I shared my thoughts about heaven one day. Heaven—what comes to mind when you think of it? Each Wednesday night for 7 weeks we
Wednesday night time together is a special experience. A wonderful assembly of fellow church members coupled with an intentional time of growing in spiritual faith. Next Wednesday, March 4, I will begin a new series and I encourage you to take advantage of
Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, a period of 40 days ending on the day before Easter. It is a season that always seems needed by me, as it invites us to
Kate Bowler is a wonderful writer. A recent column had these needed words: “We are not people who put our heads in the sand.or live with something that cannot be changed…but you show courage in continuing to care when cynicism would