August 3, 2021

August 3, 2021

Why Do Our Plants Keep Dying? Strange summer, this! (Said with a British accent.) We did the usual spring planting thing. We filled almost every available garden pot with herbs or flowers. And fed. And watered. And waited. Everything was going just fine. Every potted thing emerged, and looked healthy while doing so. But then, […]

June 25

June 25

June 25: That’s Sobering This past week has included some benchmark events, and left me with a few things to consider. Upon celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary, I realized we’ve been married longer than most of our church people have been alive. Sobering. Upon checking out at my favored grocery store (the one where I […]

June 22

June 22

June 22: I Want to Want Deb and I attended a pastors and wives conference in Colorado this past week. I’ve been a part of this network for ages now. Several of my pastoral colleagues reminded me of such. One friend, upon seeing me in the hotel lobby said, “You’re still alive!” I responded with […]

May 6

May 6

Some Good News Would Be Nice Certainly, not everything in my world is bad. There remains much to celebrate. Yet, I also find myself in a season of hearing and receiving what seems like an endless string of bad news. Juneau is Juneau, our economy is faltering, and several departures are immanent. Those leaving us […]