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This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity. This week alone...

This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity.               ...

This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity.               ...

This was written for my congregation - the First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and shared here for posterity. It has been a rough few...

For more years than I care to count I’ve been coming to the family’s lake house, to visit my grandparents and spend peaceful time away...

One of the best things I do is volunteer in the community.  It’s so easy for us to get caught up in our own lives, but a couple of times...

True Confession – Halloween is my least favorite holiday. I’m sorry to disappoint so many of you. My imagination still thrives, but not...

At least three people have told me this week that they’ve realized that Russia’s war against Ukraine is affecting them way more than they...

Do you ever feel like you just need some inspiration? That if other people were doing something you could believe in, it would make you...

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton said it in the 19th century, and I took that thought into my class on...

A busy Monday ended a few hours ago. Our family enjoyed dinner and conversation around the table, and I felt the weight of the day...

We all remember where we were on September 11th, when coordinated terrorist attacks on our soil changed the way we viewed everything. ...

This week will bring closing arguments and a sequestered jury deliberating the fate of former police officer Derek Chauvin in regards to...

We’ve learned so much during this pandemic, especially about what things have put us outside our comfort zone and what things we value as...

Mass shootings have been curiously absent in most of the past year. There have still been some, but the lowest number in years, and a...

I am currently rereading Agatha Christie's books starring Hercule Poirot, the amazing and somewhat annoying all-knowing detective. I am...

Adios, 2020! We’re all ready to kick 2020 to the curb, but before we do, I think there are 3 blessings & 3 lessons we need to take with...

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 Make hope visible. After a divisive time and a challenging...

Doesn't the saying go that the night is always darkest right before the dawn? Life can feel so dark right now - and I have heard a lot...

Gifts come from all kinds of places, as I was reminded this morning. I attended my lectio group, a wonderful safe place for me to hear...