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I think resilience is going to be one of the key things we all develop out of this current experience or era in our lives. It’s going to...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the word privilege. It’s developing a bad reputation that is undeserved, and I find that happens...

Does anyone out there know what Matthew 7:12 says? How about Luke 6:31? It’s in there twice: “Do to others as you would have them do to...

Dear Friends,                When I heard of the town hall meeting about 10 days ago where a woman who pushed to ask questions that...

Last Friday started in the perfect way. I spent a lovely and calm hour online with my friends from Maryland for our lectio group. I...

This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity. This week alone...

This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity.               ...

This message was written for my congregation - First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and is posted here for posterity.               ...

This was written for my congregation - the First Presbyterian Church of Saline - and shared here for posterity. It has been a rough few...

For more years than I care to count I’ve been coming to the family’s lake house, to visit my grandparents and spend peaceful time away...

One of the best things I do is volunteer in the community.  It’s so easy for us to get caught up in our own lives, but a couple of times...

True Confession – Halloween is my least favorite holiday. I’m sorry to disappoint so many of you. My imagination still thrives, but not...

At least three people have told me this week that they’ve realized that Russia’s war against Ukraine is affecting them way more than they...

Do you ever feel like you just need some inspiration? That if other people were doing something you could believe in, it would make you...

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton said it in the 19th century, and I took that thought into my class on...

A busy Monday ended a few hours ago. Our family enjoyed dinner and conversation around the table, and I felt the weight of the day...

We all remember where we were on September 11th, when coordinated terrorist attacks on our soil changed the way we viewed everything. ...

This week will bring closing arguments and a sequestered jury deliberating the fate of former police officer Derek Chauvin in regards to...

We’ve learned so much during this pandemic, especially about what things have put us outside our comfort zone and what things we value as...

Mass shootings have been curiously absent in most of the past year. There have still been some, but the lowest number in years, and a...