My wife Donna is good about celebration. She can find and celebrate the most, in my opinion, mundane things in life, like the eggs that every day she collects from the hen house. She celebrates sun rises and sun sets. She drags me from my chair to come, see, and celebrate with her. She often… Read More »

What would we do? On May 9th 32 people were arrested after Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers raided the Midwest Precast Concrete in Mt Pleasant. Later reports identified that 22 were from Guatemala, 7 from Mexico, 2 from El Salvador and 1 from Honduras. ICE officials said these men were not a threat to the… Read More »

On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.  Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.  Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.       Acts 2:1-3   At… Read More »

While the winter solstice in December brings us the news of Jesus’ birth, “the light shining in the darkness,” the beginning of spring brings us the news of Jesus’ resurrection, of life coming from deadness. Spring is filled with resurrection reminders; the crocus creeping slowly out of their winter slumber, the browns and grays of… Read More »

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. — On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.  (Luke 23:55-56)   What do we do while we wait?   It is a great question… Read More »