“Did you know we have ancestors from France?” Before I could say anything in response, my family member was on Google earth exploring the countryside of France pondering what this means for her and our family. She was searching,…
Summertime is finally here, and this one feels different. After a year of uncertainty, I sense a growing light at the end of the tunnel. My hunch is we all have plans we’ve put off, vacations we’ve canceled, and family…
On January 23, 1943, the USS Dorchester set off on a transport mission with over 900 soldiers, seamen, and civilians on board. The vessel was torpedoed by a German U-boat two weeks later. In about 20 minutes, the ship was…
I’d like to build my own coffin and store it somewhere in my garage. Of all the weird things I’ve said in sermons over the years, this sentence is certainly one of the weirdest. It’s also one of only a…
When asked this question your first thought might be that I was inquiring about your relationship with Christ and in particular your eternal destiny. Of course your eternal destiny is of great, great importance. But what if you were asked…
Just over a year ago the COVID19 pandemic dramatically altered many of our core habits. In the span of just a few days, we stopped eating in restaurants and started cooking at home. (After we washed the groceries, of course!) …
The most frequent command Jesus speaks in the Gospels is Do not fear. Why do you think that is? While you are thinking, let me tell you something about bears. Last October, I went to Glacier National Park for a…
My wife and I had the strangest experience the other day. We looked at our calendars and realized that the next two weeks were booked solid. We knew then and there that we needed to make some decisions. As vaccines…
What Comes Next? This is the question I keep asking myself as we near the end of this pandemic. I’m not the only one. There are political, social, and financial implications that have many sectors scrambling to anticipate the future. Much…
One of the most monumental steps humanity has ever taken was when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon. What had previously only been the stuff of dreams had now been accomplished for all humanity: humanity had finally made…