September 04, 2020
Labor Day
When I was growing up outside Detroit, Labor Day weekend was the last gasp of summer. School always began the day after Labor Day, so the weekend was full of barbecues, family gatherings, remembering the...
August 28, 2020
Help
Before our family moved to Tucson in 1994, we lived in Racine, Wisconsin, for 12 years. Racine is just north of Kenosha and just south of Milwaukee, all on Lake Michigan, with picturesque shorelines dotted...
August 21, 2020
Time For a Prayer
Many things ought to get done today. My stack of “to-do” post-it notes has grown and needs to be addressed. There are home tasks to be completed and work to be done to plan for...
August 14, 2020
Home
It’s no secret that most of us have been at home a lot these last few months. While some people have found this easy, others of us long to be out and about, among people....
August 07, 2020
A Typical Day?
Most days begin for me with prayer, stretches for my legs and back, a cup of hot green tea and going through emails. Maybe you’ve wondered about “a day in the life” of your lead...
July 31, 2020
Community
First, a prayer: Holy God, we give you thanks for life and breath, for beauty and your tender mercies shown to us even in these turbulent times. Help us find you as a source of...
July 24, 2020
Welcoming
“Continue to love one another. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:1-2 My mother, Donna, lived this Bible verse to its...
July 17, 2020
On Listening
My Friends, Greetings to you in the name of our most amazing savior, Jesus Christ. I once read a wonderful book called “The Lost Art of Listening” that changed how I approach the subject of...
July 10, 2020
Mission
This morning while we were walking, Art and I began talking about all the things that have changed over the last few months. We even began to wonder about which things will be changed forever....
July 03, 2020
Prayer
Today I find myself in prayer for our country and its people and offer this prayer for you to use: O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! All we...