My daughter, Allison, was born on December 26th.  Yes, the day after Christmas.  I’ve always blamed it on the ridiculous amount of toll house cookies I ate after dinner on Christmas.  I woke up so sick from those cookies in the middle of the night, and the next thing I knew……             I felt [...]

This close to Christmas, you would hope that peace, joy, and love would reign in everyone’s heart and that all of our children would be seeing visions of sugarplums (whatever they are) as they wait for the arrival of the Babe in the manger (not to mention Santa). Of course, tragedy has come to our [...]

           In my opinion, there is nothing that seems quite so out of place this time of year as sitting in my office preparing for Baptism of the Lord Sunday on January 13, a healing service on January 20, and planning for a new sermon series to begin in 2013.  Yet that is what I [...]

I suppose I’m not exactly the most disciplined person in the world.  Maybe you can relate.  For one thing, I have a tendency to do things like join a gym – initially, I’ll go every single day for the first couple of weeks.  And then I’ll start to slowly skip a day here and there.  [...]

            “It’s the hap-happiest time of the year!!”  Of COURSE it is, right?  Everything around us tells us so!  And most of us are already spinning our wheels trying to make absolutely CERTAIN it will turn out that way.  Well, hope springs eternal, doesn’t it?             While I was sitting in the waiting room at [...]

Uh-oh. Here we go again. It’s not yet Thanksgiving, but my mailbox was chock full of catalogs and advertisements today. The morning paper, even though I’m writing this on Monday – there are 5 or 6 inserts advertising electronics, appliances, toys, gifts, etc., etc. And my email inbox today? Yes, you guessed it – it’s [...]

Thinking back on life as it was years ago is always an interesting exercise. I remember many things from my early childhood that still, to this day, have the power to make my spine tingle or at least to bring a little smile to my face. Some of these memories are just little everyday things [...]

Helpful Information for St. John’s 5oth Anniversary Celebration 10: 30 AM this Sunday November 18, 2012 Due to the expected large attendance: •please carpool if at all possible. •please arrive early!! •in an effort to seat as many people as possible, we ask that your entire party arrive together and that no seats be saved [...]

            I suppose it’s one of the great truths of life:  opportunities for temptation are endless.  Sometimes we give in to it, and sometimes we win the battle.              After putting it off again and again and again, I finally got up yesterday morning and made a decision – I’m going back to the gym [...]

            There is nothing quite like an imminent hurricane barreling in your direction!  Suddenly, life comes to a halt and the storm has your full attention.             My daughter, Allison, along with the 3 grandkids and Diva the dog came to ride out the storm with me.  And what did we DO all day Monday?  [...]