Genesis

Blessing of Relationship

I knew her for about 6 months, Elaine.  She walked into the church on the day of Felicity’s baptism. In that small-town church that had doubled in size and had the bishop and the district superintendent presiding, she walked into church for the first time on that day.  She made a promise along with others…

Genesis: Count your Blessings: Blessings of Intentional Presence

During my sophomore year of college, there were two terrifying abduction cases.  Penn State, who most often gathered around football, basketball, and Creamery Ice Cream, was galvanized around two abductions and sexual violence.  Both were of young women involved in the active Greek life.  Both were surrounded with concerns of love and care.  Both brought…

Watch Closely

We like to figure things out for ourselves, don’t we? No one tells me what to do! I “do it my way” (feel free to start singing Frank Sinatra!) Left to our own devices, we can often do it our way and be alright. There’s iPhones and microwave ovens and soon self-driving cars! Then there…