I grew up in the church, the child and grandchild of pastors. For a number of years, I was married to another 3rd generation pastor, so...

This will be my seventh Easter serving as Trinity’s Pastor. The first was the earliest - a very chilly March 27th (view footnote below)....

Recently, I was referring to a movie that had come out just a few years ago, and when I went to IMDB it, I discovered it was released in...

Perhaps you’ve heard the statement that a budget is a moral document. Or that our checkbook register (ha! - remember those?) reflects our...

We recently went duck pin bowling at Ruby’s Arcade. We love Ruby’s, but don’t usually go bowling there, and we certainly haven’t been...

I have an Advent playlist that is just about the most melancholic set of songs one could curate. It seems to fit especially well as we...

It was one of those days when everyone had a kind of rough landing at home. You know those days, right? I started offering comfort to the...

My youngest is having some challenges at school. For the past three years, he's been at the Montessori school that has been an extended...

Do you ever get the feeling that the universe is trying to tell you something? In a clobber you over the head kind of way? Sometimes when...

Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year. There are things I enjoy about each of the seasons, but for my money, fall can’t be...

Last night I got a message on Facebook from a friend from college. We haven't seen each other in 20 years, but thanks to social media, we...

I have blogged before, but not very actively since having children. A lot has changed in those intervening years. For me, personally and...