It’s been about a year since I have posted anything to this site. I must admit that I have been preoccupied with the shifts and focuses that my life has taken with regards to work and family. In just a few weeks I will celebrate my fiftieth trip around the sun and for me that concept is not something that I am prepared to deal with. Being born a bicentennial baby has given me a unique perspective on the reality of where this world has been and where it might be headed and f

Hamlet: " And therefore, as a stranger, give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your...

What you put in, indeed, is what you get out. In 1984, I attended a computer camp where I learned the phrase Garbage In, Garbage Out....

As you know, I am a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

We’re on a mission from God. It's 4:01 in the morning. I am wakened by wild dreams and memories of my father, who passed in 2019. He...

Every person's life has moments of clarity—moments in which they see things from a new perspective. Sometimes, this clarity results from...

Peace with God Through Faith 5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ....

By: Rev. Daniel J. Bradley Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 46 And they came to Jericho. As he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and...

The Philistines Capture the Ark 4 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They...

Ezra Reads the Law When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people came together as one in...

One of my college professors, Rev. Dr. Jay Ray Kingensmith, was a pastor of the Church of the Brethren.

“God’s will never take you where God’s grace will not sustain you.”—Maxie Dunham, Chancellor Asbury Theological Seminary. "Pastor...

John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement in the 18th century, established three essential rules for the Oxford Holy Club.

The Ugly truth about Christianity is this: there is no finish line. No Hail Mary pass at the last second. It is a life lived in Christ..,

As for Bob and Jakob “the circus is in town…" I pray that they may receive the fullness of God's grace, assurance of salvation…

[Love] It is an unconditional grace that is shown to an imperfect person.

It seems only time two days after 2024 elections to look at the concepts of freedom, liberty, justice, and grace in our constitution.

https://www.bakerfuneralhome.com/obituary/1493107 Dear family members, I began reflecting on my early church days at Saint James United...

Amidst this madness, there is one figure who helps restore my sanity: Bob Dylan

October 31, 2024 Re: An open letter to any graduate in 2025 in any town, USA—feel free to borrow this letter and share it with your...