“The Day After Easter” The head of the chocolate bunny is gone, And the green plastic grass from the Easter basket Festive dress clothes lie wrinkled, For the laundry or the dry cleaner Sumptuous Easter dinner is all but forgotten Along with the Easter sermons, Chorales, dramas, sunrise services in the park Shouts and songs of… Read More »
March 2018 Snapshot
Basketball in March — it’s really good. I was thinking yesterday about what drives us to “madness” in March. I’ll tell you the secret (hardly) … it’s because everything is on the line. From high school playoffs to the NCAA Tournament, it’s “do or die” for every team. Win and move on — lose and… Read More »
“The Gospel According to…” – The 2018 Oscars
The 2018 Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday, March 4 beginning at 8:00 PM making its 90th straight year of honoring the year’s best films and all of those who work in the film industry hosted and voted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Movies these days are a cultural touchstone that just… Read More »
February 2018 Snapshot
“O Lord, you examine me and know. You know when I sit down and when I get up even from far away you understand my motives. You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. Certainly, my tongue does not frame a word… Read More »
January 2018 Snapshot
As we begin a new year it’s important to start off on the right foot. Do you want to get back into shape? I guess going out to the buffet tonight is out of the question. Do you want to be more patient? Driving they say these days only leads to more and more stress… Read More »
December 2017 Snapshot
Christmas is drawing closer and closer. The Christmas season is a time for celebrations! If you’re like me, the moment that Thanksgiving is done, it’s officially Christmas season (even though I know some people like to start earlier). It’s the season we’ve waited for all year and as the temperatures get cooler and the familiar carols… Read More »
November 2017 Snapshot
Stranger Things – Everyone seems to be talking about it these days. If for some reason you’re completely out of the loop, here’s what this show’s season 2 is about: “It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon monster and the secrets of Hawkins Lab (Season 1).… Read More »
October 2017 Snapshot
On Sunday, October 29, churches around the world will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The day commemorates Martin Luther’s posting his 95 Theses on the Castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. At the beginning of the century, most of Europe had been without a Bible they could read for about a thousand years. Common thought was that salvation… Read More »
“The Gospel According To…” – DOUBLE FEATURE (The Case for Christ & The Shack)
Sometimes you don’t get to see everything when it first comes out…and that’s the case here with these two movies. They came out in March and April of this past year, but I never found enough free time to make my way to the theaters. And so as the summer blockbusters fade away, these movies… Read More »
September 2017 Snapshot
The sight of the back-to-school supplies section is enough to cue a combination of excitement and anxiety for kids, parents, and teachers counting down to the first day of school. Most of the school districts are now back in the swing of things whether you’ve got a kindergartner, middle-schooler, high-schooler, or college student – this… Read More »
