Years ago, in the 1980’s, way before the internet and when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth, it wasn’t YouTube or TikTok videos that went viral; it was TV commercials. Most commercials of that era were eminently forgettable and looking back now, they were super cheesy, too. But every once in a while, one would take off and the punchline would be continually repeated until it became part of the lexicon of the day. Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?” and Life…
This past weekend we had a memorial service for a wonderful man in our church family who recently passed away at 90, Steve Stoltzfus. He had an extraordinary life and the service went almost 2 hours as people shared how they had been impacted by him. The word “legacy” comes to mind. Several people asked for a copy of the devotional I wrote. I typically don’t publish sermons. They’re hard enough to listen to in person, haha! But in this…
This past weekend was a great reunion for the Benedicts in East Earl. Amanda came up from Richmond, Josh and Alaina traveled up from Northern Virginia, and Katelyn came home from university out in Pittsburg. Justin couldn’t make it because of his marching band schedule out at IUP, but he sure was missed! One of the things I look forward to when our children gather, is the opportunity to connect face to face. I really appreciate texting, email, Facetime, phone…
Pam and I are headed to Uganda on November 3rd and it just got REAL! Our airline tickets have been purchased and yesterday we went to the infectious disease clinic at Reading Hospital and received our immunization for Yellow Fever, Typhoid, and Polio. OUCH! My arm is sore this morning and we’re nervous, yet excited about this completely unique ministry opportunity. When we scheduled our current sermon series, “Right Where U Are” about being available to serve God by using our…