Dear Friends of Christ, As most of you know, over the past couple of months I had the opportunity to go to my mother’s house and see my siblings and their families. A highlight at these times is “the dinner”. We are fortunate. My mother’s table is large enough to seat me, my brother and [...]

One of the things I enjoy the most, is being present when a young person has an “Ah ha!” moment. You know those “Ah ha”  times, where it al comes together for the first time, where something is revealed for the first time. Understanding comes, “I get it!”. Connections are made, everything clicks into place. [...]

Dear Friends of Christ, Thanksgiving is on my mind. Even though the Day of Thanksgiving will have passed by the time you read this, as I write, the day is still approaching. So I would like to say thank you. Thank you people of Pilgrim for the many kindnesses you have shown me. Thank you [...]

Dear Fellow Pilgrims, In December, the church enters a time of waiting.  It is a quiet time for us, a time for reflection and silence, a time for prayer and attention to our inner lives.  And yet, the world around us goes crazy with busyness and activity, with expectations and anticipations fueled by advertising.  December [...]

Dear Friends of Christ, When Jesus was approaching his death/resurrection/ascension, he spoke of not leaving his disciples alone. We humans do not like being abandoned. Jesus promises not to leave us orphaned.  “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” Jesus promises to be with us in bread and [...]

Dear Pilgrims, I am reading a book about fonts.  I don’t mean baptismal fonts; I mean the long list of possibilities with which to write on the computer.  There is a story behind each of those fonts, and there is a “future” to every type face also.  That is how they work for certain types [...]

Dear Friends of Christ,   Who am I? That is one of those questions. It can be so open ended. It can have short, simple answers. The answers can change over time, whether the time frame is years or minutes. Sometimes our answers are based on vocation or what we do. Sometimes on what we [...]

Dear Friends,   When I was a kid, every autumn we had a “Harvest-Home” service at our church.  You may have had these celebrations also.  They were a time people brought in food—tomatoes, potatoes, and of course, zucchini—all  from their gardens.  There were also canned goods and packaged foods.  These were gathered to be shared [...]

Dear Friends, I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel… – Philippians 1:3-5 The Apostle Paul may have written these words, but they are also true for me to send to you, the [...]