I was in the basement of my parent’s home — our home. I was probably about 12 or 13 years old. Our basement was “finished” — it was living

There are a host of thoughts and images that come to mind with today’s Gospel text. About 30 years ago, we lived in one of Chicago’s western

Do you like samples? . . . paint samples on our walls . . . Lowes Foods . . . Ice cream choices . . . They have these little spoons so you

"It is lost in the sand." That was the answer that was given to Dr. David Livingston as he stood surrounded by the natives of the interior

A flyer came in the mail the other day. It was big and colorful, and it stated that “You may already be a winner!” Just scratch off the

The Day was February Second, 1892 -- a Friday at 3:00 P.M. In the South-East Quarter of the United States, over 100 Churches were ringing

A Hasidic teacher once told this parable: A man had been wandering about in a forest for several days, unable to find the way out. Finally

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Do you know what this means? Do you ever find yourself needing to re-learn what this means?

We have a knack for missing the point. By “we,” I mean human beings. We have a knack for missing the point. It is like the most useless

Measure twice; cut once. My banister aka — “My Hubble.” It was perfectly wrong. I learned my lesson and always “measure twice; cut once.”

One section of the test for obtaining a driver’s license in North Carolina has to do with the shapes of signs. There is a series of shape

There was a woman who believed in the power and goodness of God. What she knew to be true for her is true for you, too.

Today — by way of a sermon — I would like to tell you the stories of three individuals who shed light on the message that comes to us from

My Mom could never tell a joke. She always got it turned around. For example, here’s a joke: “Do you know what John the Baptist and Winnie

This past week Patty and I went to the coast to visit some of my business customers. It was a nice trip for the most part but didn’t go

Our texts for today are truly exciting texts -- I love all of these passages, and part of me just wants to read them again and let them

The other day we were watching the movie, Waking Ned Divine. There is a scene where a young boy is visiting with the priest in the local

There is enough. More than enough. It is true, but in many ways, I don’t believe it. Each person is more than flesh and bones. Each person

When I was a kid we had two yards -- our own yard-proper, and everyone else’s. We had neighborhood games with all the kids, and you could

Love Conquers all. Is that a romantic notion? Idealistic? Naive? I, for one, believe it's true. But I also believe it is easily