We’ve had a soggy spring.  My daughter pointed out that the grass is good and green.  She credits it all to the rain. She’s partly right.  Without enough rain the grass wouldn’t be nearly as green. But it’s also true that I have spent my weekends maximizing how healthy my well-watered grass is.  I use both […]

In the two months I have been writing this blog I have been interested to see what prompts readers to send comments and emails.  One that surprised me was the gentle chide that churches shut down administratively in the summer then wonder why people stop coming to worship.  But all of those who gave me […]

“When I was a young man I was too shy to kiss my best girl.  Boy was I hopping mad when I found out that she wasn’t shy and had been kissing all the boys in town.” I have had lots of conversations with lots of people in lots of churches, but that was my […]

I got to go to two funerals last week. Not many say they “get to go” to these things, but these were very nice. Both gentlemen had lived long, full lives. One was a much-loved pastor. The other was an accountant who loaned his professional expertise to many organizations, both United Methodist and secular. There […]