Month: June 2017

Last week my congregation celebrated Father’s Day in the usual way.  It gave us an opportunity to say “Well done, good and faithful servant” to some very good men.  It led us to pray for them, and for all Dads, who meet some very tough challenges as parents.  It provided the setting for us to… Continue reading A Father’s Love

Go to any bookstore or card shop and you will find that lots of people have lots of ideas about “true” love. You can find sweet poems, snarky sentiments, dark and moody reflections, and in-your-face one liners. You can find those who will tell you love is a many splendored thing and those who insist… Continue reading True Love

Have you ever heard (or used) the expression “You’re treating me like a poor stepchild”? Sometimes it is said in jest, but there is actually a lot of pain associated with it.  It means that somehow, for some unmerited reason, you are being treated as less than, unworthy, second rate – whatever words you might… Continue reading Children of Promise, Children of Joy

What makes a nation powerful? Is it the size of it’s budget? Is it the size of it’s arsenal? Is it the “footprint” it makes in the world – carbon – or otherwise? Is it the skill of it’s diplomats? Is it the shrewd negotiating power of it’s leaders? Is it something else? What makes… Continue reading A Great and Powerful Nation