Ok, so that's a really mixed image for a title - I don't know too many Irishmen with saddles - but this Scots-Irishman is going to r...

After a very full day at worship yesterday - including a number of meetings after church - I was at our Irish band practice for St. Patrick...

Last night we celebrated our daughter's 32nd birthday - a lovely time with both daughters and their respective spouses at our home - a ...

Last night our little jazz band SMOKED the place - so much fun, groove and soulful music all at one time - and the effect was contagious t...

I am a grateful man as Ash Wednesday comes to a close:   I serve a congregation of loving, gentle and faithful people who are open to the Sp...

NOTE:  So Lent is almost here - Ash Wednesday worship starts at 7 pm tomorrow - March 9th @ 7 pm.  Here are my First Sunday in Lent worship...

One of our growing "spiritual disciplines" is the embracing of carnival before Lent.   Call it Mardi Gras - or the often anemic Pr...

Dianne and I are headed out in about an hour for a little rest and renewal before the start of Lent next Wednesday.   I am going to be a par...

Over the past 15 years I have come to embrace an "upside-down" take on Lent.   I have found that both the Roman and Reformed expre...

Over the years I have wondered what I might do if I WASN'T a pastor: there certainly have been times when I've explored leaving t...

Dear Peter Gomes passed from this life to life-everlasting in the Lord yesterday - and the world of moderate, respectful, wise and passiona...