Which stained glass window do you notice when you sit in Fellowship Hall at a business meeting or weekly dinners? Which window catches your eye during worship? Do you ever choose a specific seat in Fellowship Hall or the sanctuary … Continue reading
Last week, I spoke at a camp for runners held on church grounds in Indiana. The invitation came from a friend, a young woman I met when she was a teenager at a church where I was the interim pastor. … Continue reading
There’s a chill in the air this morning as I write from the comfort of my front porch. The sun surrounded by a yellow glow hasn’t yet risen above the trees. The birds are chirping and flying about, and … Continue reading
I have been thinking a lot about what Highland has taught me about life and faith recently. Often when I survey public discourse from Christians, most of the voices conservative, I find little in common with the understanding of the … Continue reading
My neighbor has spent the last several years nursing a beautiful garden in her front yard. The hostas canvas the ground; the Lenten roses bloomed huge this spring, and the hot pink azalea captivates those who drive by it. So, … Continue reading
While I trained by myself on solo-runs for this year’s Derby Mini-Marathon, I was not alone in the effort. Runners of every age have been busy these past six months on long runs in order to show up in downtown … Continue reading
Tom Brokaw described the World War II generation as “the Greatest Generation” because of their war effort and building a booming economy when that war ended. He makes a good argument. A recent editorial proclaimed that millennials face the most … Continue reading
Last Sunday’s anthem, This Is a Day of New Beginnings, was chosen for its connection to the lectionary readings for Sunday, April 7. However, during worship, Brian Wren’s hymn text leapt off the page as threads linking worship with the … Continue reading
The courage to journey through Lenten deserts, beyond temptation, to embrace vulnerability like Jesus models for us during Holy Week, well, it takes just that—courage. The courage to journey is all about the willingness to risk getting lost. And perhaps, … Continue reading
Youth today are living to optimize their economic futures. The pipeline is this: middle school resume building to get into the right high school to build a resume to get into college to build a resume to get into a … Continue reading