Weekly Reflection

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who so generously volunteered their time for what we had hoped and prayed would be a wonderful event this past Thursday evening. Unfortunately, due to technical issues that were unable to be resolved after many hours of trying, Kathy Troc...

Yes, I procrastinated. In fact, even worse than that, I had no particular interest in finding out the details of the upcoming solar eclipse - sure, I'd been hearing about it for weeks, but I truly didn't pay it much mind - not even when someone asked why on earth I was planning to fly ho...

This past weekend was a rough one for our nation. It was a reminder of the presence of something very dark and disturbing, not just in Charlottesville, Virginia, but throughout our nation. That "something" is the bubbling up of racism, bigotry, intolerance, and hatred. Most...

I had intended to write about something entirely different, but that subject ended up being trumped by my afternoon of computer woes. It was well over an hour ago that I sat down at my laptop to begin writing. I should have known I was in big trouble the insta...

I sincerely hope that none of you have occasion to stop over at the parsonage this week, because if you do, you are very likely to hear an unusual amount of noise, and perhaps even see a fair amount of chaos. I'm actually writing this on Saturday because I'm trying to get as ...

Ever since my first two not-so-great experiences while visiting Williamsburg, Virginia, I can't say I was overly excited about the prospect of spending a week there at the end of June. Here's the history. A long, long time ago, I remember being in Williamsburg...

As a child, I remember how exciting it was to turn a year older and to have the occasion marked by cake, candles, singing, gifts, and parties. But to be honest, I've never been all that fond of celebrating my birthday since becoming an adult. Adult birthday celebrations just...

Sometimes it's worth a try … About a dozen or more years ago, I kept getting repeated episodes of bronchitis, one right after the other. My primary physician said that if it happened one more time, she was sending me to a pulmonologist. I immediately went out and purc...

One of the hallmarks of our denomination is the idea of "Holy Conferencing." It's the way we make decisions and it's how we operate. We at St. John's are members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. Each year, the business of our local chur...

I'm writing this from North East, MD. Yes, I'm on my yearly planning retreat at Sandy Cove Ministries (which, by the way, I'd highly recommend for anyone looking for a few quiet days overlooking the Chesapeake!). I almost didn't make it this year. There was a h...