I recently visited the Old First Congregational Church in Bennington, VT. My wife’s relatives helped start this church during the Great...

Recently, as several people suddenly decided to leave our church, I was challenged to see if my commitment to my calling was as strong as...

My dog Koda and I walked around the corner along a row of trees and bushes on the edge of our property. As we made the turn, we were...

My dog Koda is 95 pounds of furry love. He's great with kids, other animals, and of course yours' truly. I've taken him along on many...

There comes a time in every man’s life when he realizes he “just doesn’t have it anymore.” By “it,” I mean that drive, effectiveness,...

A friend of mine use to love to repeat this somewhat less-than-impressive statement: “Encouragement…must be encourage-ing…to the one...

I was providing chaplain services at the bedside of a woman dying of cancer. She hadn’t eaten or drank anything for days. She had been...

Recently, I heard a Christian commentator describing how exaggeration—especially of the negative—spreads. For example, “Everyone hates...

I remember hearing Paul Harvey present an audio essay entitled, "If I Were the Devil." It was fantastic. Never to compete with such a...

I recently had a hospice patient die. This isn’t unusual. In fact it’s a daily occurrence since I personally serve about 50 patients at...