I can’t unsee it… I wish I could, but the scene is seared into the synapses of my brain. Angry voices… a struggle… shots… and then a still body. It all happened so fast. When fear and anger mix, rational thought often takes a back seat to instinct. And now, a nation sits in the comfy seat like armchair quarterbacks, scrutinizing each image, each video, each fact that emerges, to justify or to cond...  Read More

I was almost 5 years old… too young to understand the vagaries of social interaction. Events were happening in my nation that as a little girl I would miss. My focus was on hopscotch and barbie dolls and good books read by my devoted mother. But the events happening in those days would change the nation I call home and shape how I see my neighbors. I lived in Virginia at the time, just on the nort...  Read More

Fall 2025 began with such promise. The Eagles were the defending Super Bowl Champs, their team stocked with returning veterans and high draft picks. The talent was practically oozing onto the field. Many said that they were the team to beat. And my beloved Penn State opened their season with a line-up of returning seniors, who had deferred their opportunity to be drafted last year in order to play...  Read More

Behold I am making all things newRev 21:5 New…New… Are you ready for NEW? I have to admit, I am a creature of habit. I like my patterns, my places, my people. I don’t seek change as a matter of course, but only out of necessity. And even then, like many of you, the new often reverts back to the old and I find myself right where I started. Perhaps I have just gotten used to my broken, old self, and...  Read More

The Christmas season is rich with stories of reindeer and misfit toys, of a well-meaning banker rescued by an angel looking to earn his wings, of friends praying for snow to save their hero from bankruptcy, of families looking for the best Christmas ever, and Santa trying to stay out of jail long enough to be able to do his Christmas run. I love all those stories, but of course the Gospel story su...  Read More

They say that three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and December performances of Handel’s Messiah. The last in that list is a Christmas addition to lighten the sentiment. But it also seems to be true. The world’s most famous oratorio appears every holiday season, with hundreds if not thousands of productions by professional and amateur groups around the world. Messiah has been going stro...  Read More