Can you believe it? The election is next Tuesday. Only 7 more days to go. It’s finally here. It seems so surreal. I remember back in January… of 2019, when the first Democrats began announcing their candidacy for president… all 28 of them. I thought, “This is going to be a really long two years.” Pam said to me, “Just wake me up when it’s over.” It has been long, in so many ways. Pick your adjective to describe the…
[Ones who] measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves are not wise. 1 Corinthians 10:12 The other day I made the mistake of reading one of the countless online church growth articles that seem to appear in my inbox daily. I’m not sure what caught my eye, but the click-bait headline was something like, “Grow Your Church NOW!” or some such thing. The article was no doubt written by some tech savvy, mega-church hipster pastor who wears skinny…
On Monday we took my father-in-law to Sight and Sound Theater to see their current stage production, Esther. We don’t get to Sight and Sound too often, but every time we go, we are amazed by the elaborate costuming, magnificent music, and the huge technological advances that transform the sets on that immense 300-foot wrap around stage into another world. The show was dad’s Christmas gift… last Christmas. With the COVID shutdown, our original ticket dates were canceled and Sight and…
The previous owners of our house were meticulous gardeners. Either that or they paid a lot of money for a professional landscaper to maintain the lawn and shrubs. When we moved in, the front lawn was impeccable- not a blade of grass was out of place, not a weed in sight. And the plantings and mulch were equally immaculate. This summer, I’ve been doing my best to maintain things. But after six months of effort, the grass doesn’t seem quite…