[Jesus] said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.”[Mark 6:31] For the past six summers I’ve been taking a week-long train trip with David, my adult autistic son. Even before then we had spent at least a week together every summer, travelling to somewhere he hasn’t been.ContinueContinue reading “MY PHILADELPHIA STORY”
Category Archives: Faith
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE
I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. [John 15:15] What is a friend? When asked the question, the philosopher Aristotle replied, ”AContinueContinue reading “WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE”
BUILDING BRIDGES, BRINGING HOPE
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” [Mark 1:15] Youth gather at Hart Plaza to go out to serve. I just spent a week in Detroit with 30,000 of the most energetic young people I have ever known. This was the Evangelical LutheranContinueContinue reading “BUILDING BRIDGES, BRINGING HOPE”
Walking Together in Faith 