John Lewis preached the gospel. He proclaimed good news to the poor and those punished and disadvantaged because of the color of their skin. He wasn’t Saint John but that’s not the point. Some preach with words. But nothing speaks like our lives. We…
It’s what I called him, Uncle Faithful, but not ’til after he died. He was daddy’s eldest brother, a bachelor. Uncle Jack lived one of those quiet lives that doesn’t make much difference unless being faithful in small ways adds up to more than…
It all came back as I warmed syrup and mixed the batter to make Norwegian pancakes for my grandson, Basil. It seemed as good a time as any to tell him the story that happened almost fifty years ago. With so much bad news,…
We keep making them, monumental mistakes and I’m not just talking about statues. However,when it comes to some of those sacred symbols of history, we bet on the wrong horse. We put our money on clay-footed folks, instead of on the horses. W.C.Fields put…
It’s been almost a month since Jud and I took a drive. No, really. May 31st would’ve been our 57th wedding anniversary, but who’s counting? Me! Since Jud left for heaven more than five years ago, you might need an explanation. It was Sunday…
Music matters. Almost every day, my brother forwards links to YouTube music. Sometimes it’s hand-clapping-foot-stomping songs, other times orchestral, soul-soothers, or amazing skyped-together pieces. This morning Dan sent the Salvation Army Songsters singing, Count Your Blessings. Actually, that’s a good practice. As for me, it …
We need stories. The least interested child or adult, whether in class or church snaps to when they hear, “Let me tell you a story.” History’s a story. We need it taught, but even more to remember so we don’t repeat the worst of our…
The story’s old, yet eerily new. Jeremiah was a prophet from 626 BC to 587 BC, not a job folks stood in line, hoping to land. God called prophets to be Truth-Tellers, which meant saying things folks didn’t want to hear, then or now.…
Yesterday I took a Sunday afternoon drive to see some family faces. I arrived just in time to join them in a car parade to support Black Lives Matter. We crawled through town, lines of plain and decorated cars with hazard lights flashing…
Anyone need some hope? Have you ever read The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis? To help folks feel less isolated, our priest, Father Patrick’s been reading these books online for the Christ Church family. On the other hand, sometimes after watching…