When I was a young child, I would sit next to my grandmother in church. We sat on the second pew on "the piano side" of the small country church, and I would look in her Bible case to get peppermint candy during the service--especially when the preacher went on...
As we look toward our "goal" of having pledges returned by All Saints' Sunday, November 3, I was led to make this little reflection. I took a long walk up to the library, returned home, sat down at my grandparents' patio table, and recorded these thoughts. I hope you take...
During this year's annual stewardship campaign, we are exploring the image of vision. What do we see? What are our blind spots? How is our perspective broadened as a spiritual community as we catch glimpses of God's grace among us and within us? To help imagine this reality, I am...
Last month, I went for my annual eye exam with Dr. Tom Rossi. It was his last week in the office before retirement, so I was glad to see him-for many reasons. During my exam, he told me that my vision had slightly improved. Apparently, this can happen with folks...