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

I am praying today… for the former President and his family, thankful that his life was spared, but knowing that the assassination attempt leaves a trauma that will be long in the healing. I am praying today for a family in mourning for a husband and father who lost his life shielding his family on that Pennsylvania farm field, and for the two men who thankfully will recover from their wounds. I a...  Read More

Grand and terrifying Masai warriors of Kenya offer each other a traditional greeting- “Casserian Engeri.” It means, “How are the children?” They do not ask each other, “How are you?” or “How’s your day?” but rather they ask about the next generation. The Masai believe that monitoring the well-being of their children is the best way to determine the current state of their society and its future he...  Read More

My heart has been heavy for days… because I fear for our nation. I watch our politicians bandy about the name of God. They wave the Bible as a political stunt and claim the faith as a means to a human end, to gain power and glory for themselves. We call upon God to bless America as if we are a chosen nation. But a deep read of the Old Testament and the history of ancient Israel- of the 10 tribes ...  Read More

When I was a child, my mother decided that chess was an essential skill for the development of the mind, so, out came the board, and the lessons commenced. Unfortunately, I was never an apt student of the game. My memories of afternoons spent sparing with my brothers always end with my King face down on the table. The last few days, I have been reading about chess, finding it much more fascinatin...  Read More