The Return of Civilization
Saturday morning I preached the funeral of a long-time member of our church. I usually ride to the cemetery in the coach so I can spend time talking to the funeral director. This time I drove because the cemetery was just south of the church and I would be returning there for the family dinner […]
Taking A Walk
For a few years we lived in a wonderful old farmhouse on a dead-end road within walking distance of the Kokosing River. It was a beautiful place to live. This is a classic re-post of an incident that will always live in my heart. When a Dad and a boy and a dog take a […]
Why Did She Do It?
Mom is on the left. Her sister, our Aunt Sue is on the right. Why did she do it? About fifty years ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Clancy Street. My Dad was a seminary student, a student pastor, and he worked at a grocery store in the meat department. Mom had my sister Melony […]
Seeing the Sacred in the Mundane
There are sacred and beautiful things all around all of us all the time, but we have to cultivate the capacity to enjoy them. This is a re-run an old piece that I hope will encourage you to see the sacred in the common things around you. Wise men realize that after the years have […]
I Had No Idea
It’s been a very long, very hard winter, but spring has finally come. Monday was the last day of March and it dawned clear and warm. It was sunny and spring-like and it was opening day of baseball season for the home-town Detroit Tigers. Everyone was wearing their Tigers hats and shirts and jackets. There […]
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