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A Grateful Gift

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:3 On Monday, August 30, 2010, I officiated my first funeral at The Lutheran Church of the Covenant. It was an end to aContinueContinue reading “A Grateful Gift”

Father’s Day

Father’s Day is a bittersweet day for me. First of all, my dad died when I was only 13 years old, so for the overwhelming majority of my life I grew up without a father. Secondly, my son, who is now 41 years old, is autistic, so he is a perpetual child. I love himContinueContinue reading “Father’s Day”

Diversity

I am doing a panel presentation on the gift of diversity in the church on Saturday, May 22. Inasmuch as I am a passionate advocate for diversity, I am often distressed by these types of conferences because it seems that we are always preaching to the choir. The people that attend them are already inContinueContinue reading “Diversity”