I’m not a big fan of billboards.  They are an eyesore… a blight on the landscape… a distraction for drivers… shall I go on?  But the other day I saw one that I liked so much I took a picture.  When push comes to shove… don’t.What a good message… a needed message in our current culture.  But is anyone listening?On Sunday, March 27th the viewing public had a front row seat to what happens when push ...  Read More

Have you been watching March Madness- the college basketball championships?  The tournament starts at the beginning of March with the 64 best teams in the country… each weekend paring down the group by a single elimination play-off.  This weekend we moved from the Sweet Sixteen to the Elite Eight, with four games played across the country to determine the final teams in the play-off.  The David an...  Read More

60 years ago…On Sunday, March 25, 1962, people gathered in the basement bar of the VFW in Chalfont for worship… yes, worship in a bar.  Before the people assembled, several of the men had come to complete their Sunday morning ritual- clearing away empty beer bottles and wiping down the bar from the revelry of Saturday night.  The children rushed in, eager to claim one of the coveted stools at the ...  Read More

Miracles… Some pray for miracles, but most do not believe that miracles still happen.  Perhaps miracles happened back when Jesus walked on the earth, but we fear that those days are past.  Some believe that the miracles of the Bible are just fantastic additions interjected by zealous followers into the story of a great moral teacher.  Even those of us who pray, are hesitant to pray for miracles fo...  Read More

From the somber imposition of ashes to the most joyful celebration of the church year, the 40-day journey of Lent offers an opportunity to deepen in faith.  Lent is a season full of traditions that many of us observe, but few truly understand.  So today… I offer a few fun facts about the season of Lent:The 40-days of Lent begin on Ash Wednesday and conclude on the Saturday before Easter.  If you t...  Read More

Today we feast… because tomorrow Lent begins… That  is how  the letter  I  wrote  last  week began.  I  was trying  to  work ahead so  that  I could  go on vacation  without  the ministry  skipping a beat, so I  wrote  my Tuesday letter  for  March 1st on February 22nd .  Great idea,  right?  But then  the world  exploded, literally.  Bombs  dropping on schools  and apartments… parents and childre...  Read More