I love watching the Olympics… the grace and skill… the daring courage… the back stories of athletes and their families sacrificing to realize olympic-size dreams. While I am not a winter sports enthusiast, I find myself mesmerized by the speed of the skiers, the high-flying acrobatics of the snowboarders, the graceful spins and jumps of the ice skaters. I am cheering on Team USA, but still enjoy t...  Read More

Sabbath keeping… one of the Ten Commandments… encouraged by our grandmothers back in the day… deemed impractical by even devote Christians today. If you read the whole commandment (Exodus 20:8-11), you will discover that Sabbath keeping is about literally ceasing all work in order to rest. The example that is given describes God creating the world in six days and resting on the seventh. That descr...  Read More

One has to wonder why anyone would choose to become a meteorologist. They are by far one of the most maligned groups of professionals. How many times have you heard someone say, “It must be nice to get paid to be wrong 50% of the time.”? Penn State has one of the top meteorology programs in the country. Those students are proud scientists, but they are also the butt of many a joke on campus. Every...  Read More

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail April 16, 1963 On Friday, January 7th, Temple Judea in Furlong gathered via Zoom for their Shabbat service. As their faith community prayed, an unknown participant entered their Zoom space and wrote hateful antisemitic and racist comments in the chat for all to read. That person the...  Read More

Star Words, a new tradition at Lenape Valley… just a few years in the making. What a wonderful way to celebrate the Epiphany, when wisemen from afar followed a star to find the King of kings. For the last four years, we have been offered the opportunity to choose a Star emblazoned with a word to challenge and guide us through the year. Many of us have discovered that this “random” selection has a ...  Read More

Happy Epiphany! In just 2 days, Christians will celebrate the coming of the Magi to visit the child Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12). Those wisemen brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Much can be made of the significance of the gifts- they celebrate Jesus as king and priest, and one born to die. We can learn from the dedication of these Magi who searched until they found Jesus. We can join them ...  Read More