What did you learn from 9/11?
On September 11, 2001, I was working as a chaplain at the Quaker, Friendly Center and Prairie View Apartments. It did not take long...
The best is yet to come
Two stories to start your day today: The first is an old one about a pastor who was visiting an elderly woman who had...
God is still on his throne
Every now and then, I will take a walk, or just stop to observe the natural world in all its glory. When I do...
Enjoy ‘Julia’s birthday cupcakes’
Julia’s birthday is rounding the corner. My girl, who was a baby but yesterday, is having her ninth birthday on September 11.Memories flood back....
Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs
THE CONVERSATION — The longer COVID-19 rages on, the more the United States appears to be hanging its hopes on the development and rapid,...
Mercy: If America were Nineveh
Almost everyone is familiar with the story of Jonah and the whale. As recorded in the Bible, the big creature that swallowed Jonah wasn’t...
Who is to blame for it all?
OK, I confess: It is all my fault. All the turmoil in the world, all the political unrest in our country, and even the...
It’s not about bigger barns
Howard Hughes passed away 44 years ago, on a plane over Texas enroute from Mexico to a hospital in Houston for medical care.One of...
Sleeping in a sleepless night
The little girl was having trouble sleeping. Every night she was waking up in the middle of the night. She would get so worried...
CHURCH BRIEFS
Free dinner at Grace UMC Grace United Methodist Church in Blanchester will host a free dinner for the community from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug....
