Expectation The question always came. We would walk into the church and Joey would ask, “What is God teaching you?” or “How is God is using you?” or… It didn’t matter if I was thirteen or thirty-three, Joey asked, and he expected an answer. It became part of church reality for me, so on the […]

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Bloomberg Businessweek arrived in the church’s mail a few weeks ago. I asked how we got the magazine, but Ellen and Dana assumed I had placed the order. Which made me wonder if a church member was hoping to hear business world illustrations in my sermons. The ploy has not worked, but I do flip […]

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Every year pumpkin carving gets a little more complicated. This year Ivy asked for an astronaut, to go with her costume. Phoebe wanted a pirate, but added difficulty by declaring it must be a girl pirate (I thought pumpkins were gender neutral). So carving requires a bit of creativity and a bit of luck – […]

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“I am not really awesome, I can’t run really fast.” – Phoebe Ivy is now a Brownie, the first step in becoming a professional cookie salesperson (Girl Scout). And this coming week she will earn a merit badge, the “Snack Badge”. Which made me laugh – it was appropriate for their name (though they will […]

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