Think of how we greet one another… Good morning… Hi!... How are you?... Hey!... How is your day going?When Maasai warriors greet one another, they offer a different question: How are the children? Think of those fierce Maasai warriors, clad in red, brandishing spears. Even in a day of modern weaponry, they are a frightening sight! Our daughter went on safari in Africa several years ago with some o...  Read More

You are God’s Masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 Hattie Dorothy Hallowell Bauerle reached a milestone on October 2, 2020 that few of us will ever see- Hattie celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family at Lakeview. Hattie was the oldest mother in our faith community, until she died peacefully with her...  Read More

At 12:22am on May 14, 2021 little Jack Iecce Bell made his grand entrance into the world. He is the first-born son of my nephew Tommy and his beautiful wife Miho, who met in Japan while Tommy was stationed there with the US Navy. Like his name, little Jack Iecce is a wonderful mixture of his Irish American and Japanese roots. His mother Miho brought into our family some of the wonderful traditions...  Read More

March 14, 2021- A white rose on the communion table celebrated the birth of the newest addition to the Lenape Valley faith community. Little AJ made his appearance in this world fourteen weeks earlier than expected, just two pounds at birth. He is perfect in miniature… 10 fingers, 10 toes… fingernails so tiny that they are barely perceptible to the naked eye… and eyes that have yet to see the ligh...  Read More

Have you seen them… sprouting up in lawns and flowerbeds… little splashes of color… precious signs of hope that spring is coming? I love the purple crocuses and white snowdrops that have appeared lately. The snow delayed their arrival, but the cold could not hold them back any longer! It was cold yesterday as we took our Sunday afternoon walk … the wind driving the chill a bit deeper. But those be...  Read More

You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14  The land of the free and the home of the brave… those oft repeated words from the StarSpangled Banner have become enshrined in...  Read More