Before you email me and say, “I’m a week off” I fully understand that Father’s Day was yesterday. But I am reflecting on Father’s Day for many reasons. I often think that life, at least for me, has that rearview mirror so we can take a long look back and see the hand...
In the church I served in during my YAV (PCUSA Young Adult Volunteer) year, we were a body of, mostly older, Scottish folks but also of folks gathered from around the world. Each week as we would pray the Lord’s Prayer together in worship we were invited to pray in...
As I write this message the headlines blare with yet another mass shooting, this one at a medical facility in Tulsa. Even as we grieve Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Uvalde, we are forced to reckon with Tulsa. I find myself overwhelmed and at a loss for words, unsure of...
Sweet Summertime is here! The kids are out of school, and we can finally take a breath, clear our calendars, and relax, right?? Well, that’s what I was thinking until, while scrolling through social media last week, I saw an article titled “How to Keep Your Kids Busy...
How long, O Lord? How long? As we gather to pray with the preschool teachers each Wednesday morning, these words of Psalm 13 are what came to us this past week. These words may have also come to you as you heard the news of the tragedy at Robb Elementary in Texas. ...
Let me know if you need anything. Ever spoken these words to an individual or a family at a time of loss or illness? I know I have. And while I genuinely mean it, let me offer an alternative perspective. When we, and I do mean we (not like when I was younger and my...
Do you pray? When I was a kid, there were members of my family who prayed for everything from finding a lost bracelet to finding a parking space downtown. We prayed at meals, bedtime and when we needed something from God. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I...
“Find those who tell you, Do not be afraid, yet stay close enough to tremble with you. This is love.” This poetic and profound truth is written by Cole Arthur Riley in her book, This Here Flesh. I read her book on the airplane as Grant and I flew to Nova Scotia to see...
The azaleas are in bright bloom, trees have gone from bare limbs a few weeks ago to having beautiful flowers and now full leaves, and, as our neighbor keeps us informed, the Purple Martin count is rising – now with ten in their bird houses. And, the summer garden prep...
Kevin concluded his ministry with us in April to concentrate on his MBA studies at Wake Forest. My first church ministry boss, Adam, former Youth Director at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston Salem, told me that in church ministry you need to know two...
