- 6 days ago
BEST DEALS
This is the time of year when there are offers for “best deals,” including most recently for me a great reduction on my projected funeral...
- Nov 29
Remembering Papa
In Memoriam Wayne Thomas Edwards January 28, 1945 - December 2, 2022 This Saturday will mark one year since my family lost a cornerstone...
- Nov 28
POWER
“Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.” Henry Miller We have all heard of “horsepower,” and if you live near Lancaster County,...
- Nov 21
THE MESSAGE
Eugene Hoiland Peterson (1932 –2018) was a Presbyterian minister, as well as a scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He is probably best...
- Nov 14
THE BOOK
Vishal Mangalwadi refers to the Bible as a “book” and as his title indicates, it is: The book that made your world: How the Bible created...
- Nov 8
All the Saints in One Day
All Saints' Day has to be one of my very favorite holy days on the liturgical calendar. It's quiet– scooting into our lives after the...
- Nov 7
CALLED OR CHOSEN?
In the NIV translation of Matthew 22:14, we read the words “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” The KJV reads “For many are...
- Oct 31
COCKROACH AWARENESS MONTH
The United States Congress has declared next month as ‘Cockroach Awareness Month,’ with an initial designation of 1 billion dollars to...
- Oct 24
ALMOST ABORTED
It was in the 1930s and at the tail end of the Great Depression. His mother already had 3 young children, and times were tough. She had...
- Oct 17
ARGUMENTS, RECIPROCITY AND GIFT EXCHANGE
In the Papua New Guinea society where my family and I once lived, wrongs could be “evened out” with gift exchanges. Such exchanges were...
