My wife, who’s now retired and therefore been home more often these days than she’s been in the 25 years we’ve lived in this old house,

Recently I’ve been re-reading the novella by Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It. It has been nearly fifteen years since I first read it

 Shame  (noun) a. A painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace. b. A great disappointment.  What do you regard as most

As I type this it is Thanksgiving Day morning and I am taking a break between peeling potatoes and prepping a turkey.   This is, of

We light the first purple candle in the Advent wreath for the prophets, the ones who spoke with hope about the coming Messiah. The small

When I realized that I had been assigned Thanksgiving Day for my second blog, I moaned with weariness and dread. I even avoided blogging until,

Last month I was part of group representing the Reformed Church in America at an ecumenical discussion.  Along with the three other “Formula of Agreement”