One of the many benefits to international travel and my travel to Poland is to observe what is different than the United States. Sometimes it’s small things like not having ice water, seeing the first floor of the elevator marked as zero, or the two-button toilet...
I was taken aback by the latest Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action and acceptance of the false doctrine of race-neutral policy. In an article written for the Atlantic, “Race Neutral Is the New Separate but Equal” by Uma Mazyck Jayakumar and Ibram X. Kendi, the...
There is a recently published book on the future of the church in America that I would encourage all to read. The book is referred to as part of a series of articles in the New York Times on America’s move away from religion. The article is entitled “The Largest and...
For 20 years of my life, being an insurance professional was my working identity. When I began down the path to become a Minister of Word and Sacrament, the insurance persona did not evaporate and disappear. I still carry it in me. Insurance is the science of applying...
I’m sitting in my sister’s kitchen as she is getting breakfast together for my then young nephew. She asks, “Do you want Captain Crunch or Frosted Flakes?” And then, “Do you want toast or English muffins?” I’m in shock. It’s not because of the overdose of carbs for...
For Memorial Day weekend, I am going to Canada with my daughter on our first Daddy-Daughter trip! I’m excited to spend a few days with my daughter. I am also anxious over the time I’ll be away from the office and work of the presbytery. I look at each day and think of...
