“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is…
Groundhog Day was on Wednesday, which got me to thinking this week about making predictions. Apparently Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting whether we will have six more weeks of winter…
Do worries keep you up at night? Maybe you need to get yourself a Sorgenfresser! Sorgenfresser is a German word that means “worry eater”, and it’s also a collection of…
I wish I could have heard Jesus say these words. Did he have a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye when he said, “But if salt…
This week I found myself wishing for more stable times. Between the surge in COVID cases, the anniversary of last year’s uprising on January 6th, predictions of winter storms that…
It was mid-December in 1988, I was traveling with an international group called Up With People and our tour had us visiting Lapland, Finland. We were about an hour from…
It's reported that Albert Einstein once said, “The problem with the speed of light is that it comes too early in the morning.” Think about that. You know, we're in…
I think it’s a fair question to ask, why on earth did Mary and Joseph make the trip to Bethlehem so close to her due date? When it was decreed…
Have you ever heard the term, “earworm”? It refers to a song that gets stuck in your head. Lately I have had the chorus of “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”…