Thought of the Week

Memorial Day is so much more than just an opportunity for a three day weekend.  John 15:13 reminds us:  “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”  Memorial Day originated after the Civil War to

My grandmother was a dormitory house mother for years at Shenandoah College in Winchester, Virginia.  She could tell some stories!!!  One of my favorite stories I heard her tell more than once recalled a little child who recited that familiar

I remember well the late fall of 2023.  I met with Barbara Best and told her I would help the church by preaching the four Sundays of Advent.  That was two and a half years ago and I am still

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