Every weekday sometime around 11:30 am I find my way over to Lakeview Presbyterian Church’s third space where I enjoy a better than home cooked meal prepared by First Slice Read More
Just Embrace
I never know who I’m going to meet or run into at my local Starbucks. One surprise came when the barista suggested one morning that I try something different, Read More
A Conversation with Ann Marie on Community
I often feel challenged by the craziness I see in the world around me. I turn on the News and I hear about the latest killings, fires and mayhem interspersed Read More
Share Your Passion
As a high school religion teacher, I used to like to ask a new class: “What would you die for?” After a few not too well thought out responses, I Read More
We Are All Called to be Builders
Can you imagine a world “of hopes, dreams and visions…where prophets speak…where peace and justice meet…where outcasts and strangers bear the image of God’s Face and the cross stands as Read More
The Power of Asparagus
My mother assigned daily chores to each of us. I remember periodically having to pick some wild asparagus that grew in our rock garden and bring it in for dinner Read More
Facing Hate Head On
“Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love… Our aim must never be to defeat Read More