As I sat down to write this month’s article, I was once again reminded just how quickly this year has flown by. It is already August! Then I quickly realized, as I looked at my calendar, that school begins in just a few short weeks for all kids and college students. As educators, parents, and...
This past week I had the opportunity to interview with the Central Christian ChurchScholarship Committee and I must admit that I was a wee-bit nervous. I know that they all knowme, but I was not sure what questions might be asked of me so, naturally I was a bit apprehensiveas I signed into the Zoom...
As we move towards gathering with one another for worship, I look forward to being in the samespace with you all. Worship will still not be “normal”, but it will be our new normal, at least for now. As theworld begins to open back up, we will continue to cautiously proceed with our gatherings and...
As we inch into the seventh month mark of the pandemic shutdown, I have been pondering how I might illustrate this time to someone in thirty or forty years. I read an article recently by Dr. Aisha Ahmad in which she shared how the sixth month mark in any sustained crisis is always difficult. Well,...
As I sit down to write this month’s article, I am at a loss. My mind is all over the place. Maybe I should write about this. Or maybe I should write about this other thing. Maybe I should write nothing at all because it all seems so inconsequential compared to all that is happening...
“Truly I tell you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did forme.”– Matthew 25:40 As I reflect on my newsletter articles from June 2020 and June 2021, I recognize how far wehave come since March of 2020 but also realize how much further we must...
