When the Plum Bushes Bloom

When the Plum Bushes Bloom

Today is All Saints Day.  The day after many people dressed up as ghosts, goblins, visited haunted houses, and the like, comes a day when the church reminds us that death is real, but we do not have to fear it. While death saddens us, we do not have to be frightened...
The Angels Among Us

The Angels Among Us

I’m not a golfer.   I still have some clubs but I stopped playing.  It was difficult for me to relax. It was too much stress and with not enough balls going straight.  Still, I keep up with the sport and enjoy watching the major championships.  This year, I...
Life After Cable

Life After Cable

Like all Baby Boomers, I grew up with television.  I cut my teeth on “Captain Kangaroo” and “Sesame Street.”  I graduated to sitcoms:  “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Bewitched,” “Gilligan’s Island,”...
A Liberian Roadmap to Heal a Broken Land

A Liberian Roadmap to Heal a Broken Land

Johnnette Jallah, a teenager from Lofa County, said her favorite thing about Passport Camp Liberia was making new friends.  Approximately one-hundred and fifty campers from across Liberia had such an opportunity when they traveled to Ricks Institute, a boarding school...
Pastors Are Itinerant, But What?

Pastors Are Itinerant, But What?

A pastor friend of mine recently died after living to age 85.  He pastored the same church for nearly 30 years.  Well, there was that two-week stint that he pastored another church in Florida.  Yes, two weeks. This large-steeple church lured this pastor to their...
Why I Visit Alzheimer’s Patients

Why I Visit Alzheimer’s Patients

As a pastor, I make calls on members in various kinds of care home facilities because these people are cut off from their church community. It is important for the church community to continue to minister to these people, including those who will not remember our...