For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Imagine standing on a sandy shoreline looking out at the vast expanse of water. It is a quiet morning. The storms troubling the Caribbean have stayed at bay, so the waves are gentle as they lap against your feet. Each surge of water is followed by an equal draw that pulls grains of sand from under your f...  Read More

Their relationship began like many these days with a question through a dating app. “Which Star Wars movie is your favorite?” The answer: “Episode V”- a response that seems rather cryptic to those of us who are not fans of Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back is actually the 2nd movie in a trilogy that became a series in which this movie is Episode V. If you wonder how the second movie became the f...  Read More

Iconic… romantic… strategic… inspiring… The Seine is all the above and more as it flows through Paris, the City of Lights. UNESCO World Heritage sites line her banks from the Louvre Museum and the Grand Palais, to the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral rising from the ashes. The river flows through the center of this great city creating districts on the left and right bank for culture and comme...  Read More

Who compares with you among the gods, O Lord? Who compares with you in power, in holy majesty, in awesome praises? You are a wonder-working God! Exodus 15:11 (the Message) Today, I am sitting on a veranda on the side of one of the largest ships in the world. On any given cruise, this ship can accommodate over 6000 passengers along with over 1000 crew members. They tell us that this cruise is at ...  Read More

I have caught the fever that holds millions in its grip today…No… this is not a new wave of COVID… I have the fever that comes every two years, stealing away our valuable sleep as we sit glued to our TVs and internet feeds to catch a glimpse of Olympic excellence. Perhaps you are a bit tired today because you stayed up late last night to watch our Men’s Gymnastics team bring home the Bronze, break...  Read More

I have a love-hate relationship with Vacation Bible School week. I love seeing the children enjoy songs and crafts that tell the Old, Old Story, but I hate the exhaustion of trying to keep up with them. I am both in the afterglow of last week’s camp experience and wiped out from the exertion. Yet, as I reflect on all that God did in and through Lenape Valley last week, I am thankful once more for...  Read More