As a new mother-priest, I am finding that I have to actively restrain myself from talking and writing constantly about my daughter, since she is…
In the New York area, we are at annual conference, and so I want to share just a few of my thoughts as we begin…
I have heard it said that becoming a parent radically changes your perspective on life. I have found that to be absolutely true. It began…
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” When they had brought their boats to shore,…
I didn’t grow up in the kind of household where we all sat down to eat together, holding hands, and saying grace. At dinner time,…
And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” – Acts 2:47b Last week, I was waiting for a…
The first Sunday after Three Kings is always Baptism of the Lord, when we remember the day Jesus walked into the waters with John the…
When our son Harry was ready to be baptized, it was not difficult for Charlene and me to decide who his godparents should be. Ron…
As the pastors of The United Methodist Church of the Village, we have been privileged to minister to a church that has been actively following…
There are a few lines from the book of Jeremiah that we sometimes read at Advent. They go like this: The days are surely coming,…
