“Thank You” Every October is “Pastor Appreciation” month. (I don’t know who made that up but I like it!). Our church has a “tradition” of not observing this in October and waiting until November…or December. So this year when October came and passed I barely noticed that the congregation did not acknowledge or […]
“The Unimaginable” The last “Reflections” I wrote had to do with the terrorist attack in New York on 10-31-17. My point was that unfortunately we habituate to tragedy and get use to hearing bad news. It is a part of our lives and I wanted people to be careful not to let the […]
“10-31” ha·bit·u·ate həˈbiCHəˌwāt/verb Definition: Make or become accustomed or used to something. There was date that was burned into our collective memory 16 years ago….9-11. We will never forget that date or that day. Where we were, what we were doing, the emotions we felt. We will never forget the shock and utter […]
“World Series” We have been watching the World Series this week. For those who don’t know, the World Series is the annual championship of Major League Baseball. It is played by teams in North America, not the whole world. In fact, of the 30 teams in the MLB only one is located in […]
“Goodbye” Carl Frederick Buechner is an American writer, theologian and Presbyterian minister. He is now 91 years old and has authored over 30 books. The excerpt below is from his book Whistling In The Dark: A woman with a scarf over her head hoists her six-year-old up onto the first step of the school bus. […]
“Gus” I was going through a drawer in my office this week and came across this badge that said “Usher – Gus”. It had at one time, many years ago, belonged to Gus Kindler. Don’t even ask me why it was there because I have no clue. Our family attended […]
“Really Amazing” Susan and I were sitting on our deck down at the Jersey Shore. It was early evening, the sun had just about disappeared over the bay and a sliver of the moon was shining in the distant sky. We were doing our afternoon/evening Daily Office (“Engage The Word”), and in our […]
Reflections “Something Missing” Susan and I went to a wedding last week. We had a really wonderful time. The wedding/reception was held in this winery in Brooklyn. The atmosphere was amazing, the decor had a comforting, intimate feel and the food was delicious. The toasts from the bride’s sister and her father were […]
Reflections “Thinking Of You” The last few weeks there have been devastating hurricanes that have wreaked havoc on many southern states and throughout the Caribbean Islands. I was watching one news report where the anchor was interviewing one of the victims in Houston who lost his home in the severe flooding. At the conclusion of […]
Reflections “I’ll Be Watching You” Have you ever looked for something on Google and all of a sudden that product or something similar or associated with that product pops us on every internet page you go to? You have a tree fall down in your yard so you do an internet search for […]