Month: August 2021

The word prepare means “to make someone ready or able to do or deal with something.”  I don’t know about you, but I like to prepare.  I am a planner.  I like to feel prepared and ready to deal with whatever is coming my way.  I always loved it when there was a packing list…

I remember when I first discovered Bob Ross. I would sit on the edge of my parent’s bed and watch, dumbfounded, as little swipes of his brush turned into forests, swirls became white-capped waves. Mistakes became “little birds.” To me, he was fast. He made something tangible and beautiful in a time frame I could…

By virtue of trade, I am required to attend and work funerals, often for individuals whom I’ve never met. Funerals may be a part of life, but I would argue that death is not. I’ve never heard it said from a pulpit but a phrase that deeply troubles me goes like this: “Death is natural……

The long drive was well worth it. When you grow up in a small town you crave excitement, something bigger than the day-to-day rhythm. I was barely old enough to see out the window, but what I did see were giant, orangish-golden beams that stretched much higher than any tree I had ever climbed. The…

We introduced “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” as the August hymn part of our 2021 Hymn Project. This hymn was written by Martin Luther in 1529 in Germany. As you read through the lyrics, there is no doubt that it’s from that time frame; so much so, that even the English translation of the…