Beautiful “And you know what’s so funny about life? Sometimes, it goes the way you want, and sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes, when it doesn’t, you find something beautiful.” Carole King Last weekend Susan and I went to see the Broadway musical “Beautiful”, the story of legendary singer-song writer Carole King. […]
Nameless We are only 10 days away from the start of baseball season. We are coming into one of my favorite seasons of the year…Springtime, March Madness, hockey playoffs, basketball playoffs and the start of the baseball season. Oh yeah, and Easter too. So I am getting my mind into “baseball mode” and […]
Today is St. Patrick’s Day…When everyone is Irish even when you are not. People don their greens, eat their corned beef and cabbage and wear buttons asking people to kiss them simply because they are Irish. Then of course there is the St. Patrick’s Day parade. A few years ago I […]
And The Winner Is… Last Sunday night was the Academy Awards, the high, holy day of Hollywood. Better known as the “Oscars” it is a night where the best movies, best actors/actresses and best everything in Tinsel Town from the previous year gets celebrated, highlighted and awarded. It is also a […]
Ash Wednesday Once Thanksgiving hits we are all about getting ready for Christmas. Some people even start before Thanksgiving but come “Black Friday” we are all in. Christmas music plays 24-7 on the radio station; Stores are decorated with their version of Christmas. TV shows, specials and movies fill the 1429 channels […]
My sermon this week is entitled “The Power Of Us.” This Reflection is not about that “Us.” (The church). It is about “Us. (All of us)” Are you confused? This week I came across a video that was posted by our friend Bruce Bernard who is a pastor of a house church in Manhattan. It […]
When our son James was young…really young…like five, six years old…he decided to exert his independence. He did this by rooting for the arch-rival of any team I liked. My favorite hockey team is the The New York Rangers so he chose as his favorite team The New Jersey Devils. I love the New York […]
The apostle James writes: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” (James 1:19). Now, you won’t see that Scripture on a sign at a ball game like you would John 3:16; And it doesn’t fit nicely into a […]
Yes, I know, this is the day that President-Elect Trump officially becomes President Trump. That is pretty big news and probably deserves some kind of reflection or commentary. And I know that what I am about to write about would not garnish any national attention like the historic presidential inauguration. But it’s my “Reflections” so I […]
Christmas is over. Or is it? Actually, according to the Christian calendar we are now in the midst of the season of Christmas, having concluded Advent on Christmas Eve and begun the 12 Days of Christmas observance. December 25, Christmas Day itself ushers in 12 days of celebration, ending only on January 6 with […]