She was thrilled. Her son was admitted to Harvard. He would be a success. But then, he dropped out. A dropout for a son. Now...
Sound Travels Slowly
“Sound travels slowly. Sometimes the things you say when your kids are teenagers don’t reach them till they’re in their forties.” (Anon) That’s a funny...
Even when you are on mute
I have encouraged our congregation to read through the Psalms during January and February this year. We are almost done. If you have been tracking...
A Light To My Path
For most people, whether driving a car or navigating through life, we like to see where we are going. It is helpful to see the...
Reading For Understanding
Reading through the Psalms can present a number of challenges. First, there is the cultural distance between our day and a millennium before the birth...
How Long Will You Let It Go On?
My friend, Peter, works among refugees and asylum seekers in Paris. The City of Light can be a very dark place if you find yourself...
Words As Weapons
The movie, Darkest Hour, tells the story of Winston Churchill’s early days as Prime Minister of the UK during World War 2. It seems clear...
God is Our Refuge
2020 was a rough year and 2021 has some challenges ahead. The coronavirus continues to rage, political polarization is dividing people, the economy is fragile,...
Invention of the Night Light
Abe Donsky from Connecticut is credited with inventing the night light in 1965. Not surprisingly, he was the father of four children. If you have...
The Little Black Dot
One day, a teacher announced to her class there would be a surprise test. She handed out a sheet of paper face down to each...