Entering 2015 With the God of Possibilities

Entering 2015 With the God of Possibilities

When our children were young, we owned bicycles equipped with child seats. Riding the bicycle with one of our boys in a child’s seat was a fun way for us to spend time together. I got some exercise while one of the boys enjoyed the changes of scenery.   We also talked...

Finding Light in the Unexpected

Christmas Eve John 1:1-14 If you have ever traveled to a developing nation, you know what happens in those countries, while normal and expected there, can be unexpected from our perspective. In Liberia, I’ve watched a cell phone tower erected over several weeks with...
Who is That Looking Back At Me?

Who is That Looking Back At Me?

When I was about the age of three, I had my first chance to sit on Santa’s knee.   He was in the back of George Shipman’s Dixie Dandy, Close to the bottle drinks, meat section, and Christmas candy.   A “Ho! Ho! Ho!” came from a mouth I could not see, Words...
Finding Light in Our Waiting

Finding Light in Our Waiting

Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2014 Jeremiah 29:4-11 Most of us complain about having to wait when we go visit the doctor. It doesn’t seem to matter if our appointment is at 8:00 A.M; we know we are going to wait 30 or 45 minutes before the doctor appears. Not...
Finding Light in Uncertainty

Finding Light in Uncertainty

Third Sunday in Advent, December 14, 2014 Isaiah 9:1-7; 2 Corinthians 11:12-15 On November 13, 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to French scientist Jean-Baptiste Leroy in which he said, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it...