MINISTER'S BLOG

One very embarrassing fact about myself is that when I was a teenager I wanted a ventriloquist’s dummy for Christmas.  You don’t see too many people doing ventriloquism these days but when I was younger

I have had the good fortune over my life to have had a good group of individuals who have been my doctor.  Since I have lived in several different places throughout my career I have

Go to any festival, carnival, or perhaps even amusement park and you will likely find an artist creating caricatures.  Caricatures are unique in that nobody really expects them to be an accurate depiction of the

As faithful Christians take a collective sign of relief after all the events and celebrations over the past several days, it has put me in a bit of a reflective mode.  I have noticed how

So far this morning I have had the extremely frustrating experience of trying to navigate a problem on a computer.  The problem is that I have gotten out of practice when doing a few tasks

It will soon be a week since tornadoes ripped through several communities in close proximity to us and the level of damage and destruction is staggering.  What is equally staggering is the willingness of people

It is really amazing how quickly our focus can change.  Last week at this time I was eagerly looking forward to watching March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament.  My favorite team, the Kansas Jayhawks were

One of the ways that advertisers tempt consumers involves the idea that something is FREE.  A classic example is Amazon Prime.  If you pay a flat rate, you can receive merchandise offered by Prime without

One of the great musical anthems from my early childhood is the song, “Respect”, performed by Aretha Franklin.  This carefully crafted song shouts its message in distinctive ways that as soon as you hear the

I suppose most of you have become aware of the happenings over the past 2 weeks in Wilmore, KY.  This community of around 6,500 people has become the center of the universe as people gather