Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Ehud

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As we start Lent with Ash Wednesday, we will begin a journey through the book of Judges examing the "heroes" whom we will come to ...
Saturday, December 24, 2005

Christmas in the Trenches

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Well tonight is it, Christmas Eve. This Advent journey has been special this year because of this daily discipline. I hope that for those ...
Friday, December 23, 2005

The Gift-Giving Saint

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While most of us know that the Santa Claus story is based on the life of Saint Nicholas, many of us have never had the pleasure of learning ...
Thursday, December 22, 2005

Christmas Cards

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I'm glad that I have friends who send Christmas cards. We have done it only sporadically. But as time passes I have found that there a...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

The Longest Night

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It is good that Christmas is near, so I can stop making excuses for why the blog isn't updated. Actually, as reasons for missing a day ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Acknowledging Sacredness

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In this season of connections I've found the book Gilead, and how it has moved clergy from John Thomas to me. In his letter that I quot...
Monday, December 19, 2005

Woolworth Madonna

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I just finished reading the Christmas letter from the Minister and President of the UCC, John Thomas. In it he quotes E. B. White in 1936:...
Sunday, December 18, 2005

The Belly of the Beast

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Today I went into the belly the beast...the mall! The craziness started with finding a parking place. Actually, my willingness to walk mad...
Saturday, December 17, 2005

I Hate Housecleaning

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I've met precious few people who enjoy cleaning house, so I suppose I'm not alone in disliking household chores. Today was spent cl...
Friday, December 16, 2005

Mundane

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Today was a mundane day, nothing exciting happened. Or at least that was my take on the day. I'm sure that with a bit more effort on m...
Thursday, December 15, 2005

Putting Christ Back in Christmas

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I find it fascinating that while some folks are up in arms about holiday greetings, holiday sales, and holiday trees instead of Christmas gr...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Pat's Owl

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Pat Zepp joined me today in my annual winter trek through the “wilds” of Brimfield on a quest to count all the birds that can be found. Th...