We like to wait for a bit of snow before we get our tree. Yesterday about the time I finished my morning message the snow began to fall–just enough to make things look wintry for our trip out toward Chelsea. This is our seventh Christmas. The first two years we found our tree out on […]
Quiet Monthly Ritual
This morning I came into my study and realized that I had not turned my calendars to December yet. I love my calendars, especially my John Sloane calendar. For years I have used a large wall calendar with John Sloane prints in my inner study where I see it many times a day. When I […]
Old AND New
I’m a pastor. In our church we have a great mix of new and old. I think that is the way it should be. We don’t want to live in the past, but we want to learn from it and build on it and respect it. I like to say that I want to pastor […]
Lots to Look Forward To
I was writing up a little piece from my memory of my boys yesterday and it reminded me of this amazing photo of our grandson Leland–yes this is really our grandson–he is not a child model. I love how his little breath shows up in the picture. I wonder what the future is going to […]
It’s Christmas. Open Your Heart
When I was a boy I sold stuff door-to-door, mowed lawns, shoveled walks, and delivered papers to make money. I don’t know if that was so much because of my own diligence as it was a reflection of my parents determination to train diligence into me. They were always trying to figure out ways to […]
How to Hear God’s Voice
This morning I awoke at an unusually early hour with things on my heart. I felt a tug on my heart to seek wisdom from the Lord for the things that burden me in the night. I got up and did what I have done for years when seeking wisdom from God. I read the […]
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