Presumption

Did you ever catch yourself presumptuously speaking for someone else? I am prone to this especially when introducing one friend to another. I caught myself in mid-sentence the other night, answering questions for someone well able to speak for himself. It is...

Associate …

When Elaine and I left Moncton years ago, there was all the normal hoopla. There were those saying their good bye’s who wished us well and others who were likely happy to see us go. It was hard to say good bye to the former but we were also happy to say so long...

Close Enough

I have this nasty habit of “close enough”. So I toss a piece of garbage toward the can and sometimes it goes right in. Other times it just misses and lands by the side of the can. “Close enough!”. And I walk away. Sorry to disappoint you...

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...

Nics & Scratches

. . . character more than damage When I purchased my Martin D28, I was a lowly college student in Allentown PA, on a two year Jonah-run from pastoral ministry. I couldn’t afford the instrument. My rationalization was that it would be a ministry tool and would last a...