THE CHURCH

TANGO

A few years ago someone, in a moment of weakness, asked me to participate in a community fund-raiser based on the popular, “Dancing With the Stars” show. I was supposed...

ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CHURCH

TROUBLE

My favorite Broadway musical of all time is “THE MUSIC MAN”.  There is something about the combination of the setting: America at the turn of the century, the story-unique boy-meets-girl,...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE

I saw an interesting “post” on the internet a while back: “The 38 Most Haunting, Abandoned Places On Earth”.  I decided to scroll through these beautiful (and yes, haunting) photos...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE

I am, as I do every Christmas season, reading my favorite Christmas book, Charles Dickens’ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”.  Through the years I’ve had several copies of this story, one is...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

LUDWIG

If you are a connoisseur of “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS” you know what today is…as Schroeder pointed out, it’s BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY!  “Schroeder” is a role I played in the musical,...

THE CHURCH

UNISON & HARMONY

A few nights ago several of us “caroled” for folks who came by the church.  It was a blast to actually see people mask-to-mask, to laugh, and just to hear...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH

LOOK! PILGRIMS!

No matter how THANKSGIVING DAY is celebrated at my home (away, home, crowded, or quiet) I really love it.  As was proved THIS year, it doesn’t matter if there are...

ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CHURCH

GIVE THANKS-ING

Today, as I attempt to GIVE THANKS (as a child I always wondered why it wasn’t called, “GIVE THANKS-ING”) I realize this year was/is a doozy – and how much...

ENCOURAGEMENT

TIME FLIES

Time flies…whether you’re having fun or not. I remember the day that we moved into our first house in Anderson.  Our stuff, which had been in storage since April, was...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

…and so, the Republic of these United States of America is transitioning once again.  Whenever (and I should say wherever) I vote I always remember the first election that I...