With the recent tragic events in Charlottesville, I have been asked that as a Pastor if I will take a stance against racism. So, here goes. I’m against racism. Ok, let’s move on. There’s a lot of confusion about what happened this past weekend (and...
The battle between parent and child re: screens is horrific. We can never underestimate the influence we have on other people. We also cannot fret over the same thing. I have met some folks in recovery from addiction lately. When done right, they come through...
The event is called unWined. It is a fundraiser for the pediatric oncology hematology (cancer) division of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. I was blessed at speaking at the first one 6 years ago and again last year. To date, they have raised just under 1...
What can you count on? Really? What is stable for you? What is it that will be there for you forever, never failing, always consistent? What do you value? What is it that takes up the bulk of your time/attention/focus? Where do you turn when things don’t...
There many ways to love people. A very simple way to love someone is to meet their needs. There are 4 basic types of needs that people have. Physical needs are things like food, water and shelter. You can love people in this manner by working in a soup kitchen,...
Joe, my son, is on a trip with another local church. He is in South Dakota. He is seeing Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, the Badlands, farms, mountains and so much more. My niece is on the trip as well. The other day my brother-in-law asked me how bad I was...
