Guest writer, Rev. Mark Beckett, recently shared this with The Met. It’s a two-part series. It will be worth your time to read the rest of the story next week. Pastor Dan It’s a Thursday night. The week of the triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As was their custom, Jesus and the disciples have eaten supper…
The older we get the once popular bar-hopping, dragging someone home at 2 a.m. and then getting up at 7 a.m. for work or church are vague memories. Now we’ve been and gone by 11 p.m. In many cases we have given up the bars altogether, usually due to the hour, but far too often,…
Eric Clapton, one of the greatest living rock guitarists, wrote a heart-wrenching song about the death of his four-year-old son (March 20, 1991). He tragically fell from a 53rd-story window. Clapton took nine months off and when he returned, his music had changed. The hardship had made his music softer, more powerful and more reflective….
Strange things happen in this world. Bizarre things! I remember as a child, my mom had just made a bologna sandwich, complete with Wonder Bread. Just as I was ready to take a bite – plop! – a bird had just flown over and snatched the sandwich from me. Strange things happen. And sometimes these…
