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...
Category: Newsletter
We old ones have much to look forward to!
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.– Proverbs 20:29 Dear Sisters and Brothers, As my family has been preparing for our reunion vacation next week on the sand dunes of Lake Michigan,my brother Brock (a Johns Hopkins Fellow in Geriatric Medicine) sent everyone some...
Sharing Lessons Learned
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...
Be Still
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them,“Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, andthey had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place...
Garden Update: Softening Our Edges
Yo Howdy All Y’all! We’re growing – wildflowers and tomatoes, herbs, plants of nourishment and beauty. Gifts to the street, for ourcongregation, our neighbors, guests and passersby; inviting pause, prayer, grateful harvest and space tobreathe in Spirit. “For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as the garden causes what is sown in it...
Extending a Welcome
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...





