Regal Terminality

2 Kings 22:1 As I read through the accounts of the various kings, it occurs to me that kingship was a death sentence. Very few died of natural causes, at an old age. Josiah, a king who is remembered for the good that he did, met his untimely demise at the hands of...

Oblivious

One of my personal cures for the pastoral blues was to visit the hospital.  I always came away feeling better.  Sometimes it was simply walking in and out and feeling “well” physically. Other times it was sitting with someone who had graciously accepted...

Weekend Warriors

Colonel Sam Trautman coined the term for me.  He was a character created by David Morrell, played by Richard Crenna in the movie “First Blood”.  John Rambo, a Vietnam war vet trying to navigate the horrors of his combat experience and the anti-war sentiment of the...

Psalm 151

Some people heard her say, “I sing in bars.”.  I heard her say she was a missionary.  One of her missionary songs, described a very dark period of her life … a journey through disappointment and discouragement … November Wind.  As I listened I was reminded...

True Unity . . . what is it?

I sat in a room last night with about 30 people and Church broke out. It was a motley, cross and non-denominational gathering of spiritually hungry individuals.  The unplanned and unforeseen “service” lasted about 5 1/2 hours and it seemed shorter than many of the...