Midweek Manna

Mandy and I attend a congregation that is diverse.  It is an older predominantly white congregation now located in a racially diverse neigh...

As school starts, if you are driving you have to slow down.  You have to slow down when going through school zones.  You have to completely...

It is hot outside.  Not warm--hot!  Next week it is supposed to be hotter, not warmer.   In Louisiana it is feast or famine.  You either ha...

I am enjoying my time as a marshal at a local golf course.  A half a day twice each week, I ride around the golf course.  The task is to ma...

In the life of every church, there are numbers.  Some numbers are more significant than others.   Some numbers are known by everyone.  Othe...

She lived a hard life as an outcast.  Life was difficult anyway.  It is more difficult when one is alone.  I do not mean lonely--I mean alo...

When I was a small child, I am sure that I was a handful.   I KNOW I was a handful.   Creative children are always a challenge.   It...