This has been a life-span week. On Monday morning I was with the family of a recently departed Hanover Saint to plan the service to celebrate his life. In the first part of his 94 years he experienced the blessings of an amazing family, then proceeded to co-create one of his own, and through it…
For reasons of space and simplicity this section usually contains one theme, thought, and message. This week, in honor of Halloween, I offer two messages modeled on the day’s mantra: trick or treat. Part I: The Trick We’ve got a problem in our nation that is of Biblical proportion, and threatens to trick us into…
Call it the preacher’s curse: the insatiable need to find a metaphor and message in everything from the mundane to the momentous. I’ve got it bad… Early one morning this week I was on my bike cruising down Governor Printz Boulevard with a cold north wind blowing off the Delaware into my face. Off to…