Christ Arose! Can the Church?

I’m in my post-Easter musing mode. Easter is the high point of the Christian year! On Easter we celebrate the power of life to defeat death, the triumph of love over hate, and pledge ourselves to have an undying love for God in the same way that Jesus did, no matter the cost. This year […]

EXTE-E-E-E-E-E-E-NDED FAMILY

EXTEEEEENDED FAMILY We Americans like to think of ourselves as a fiercely independent people. We celebrate our nation’s birth, its very existence, on Independence Day. That’s what my Father called it. However, my father didn’t just speak about independence, he lived by the idea that you take care of yourself and your own. In his […]