Painfully Hopeful

A Little Place Called Allentown

Last Saturday my wife and I travelled to one of our ABCNJ churches to support their fund raising efforts on behalf of our region’s camp. The church is located in Allentown, NJ, which is a locale to which I’ve never travelled 1. I am grateful to have this omission rectified! Allentown is an absolutely stunning…

Drifters

I don’t have much to say on this one. Any pastor can relate to the existence of “drifters.” People in a hopeless search for a perfect community in which they don’t have to feel any tension. Unfortunately for drifters, the tension 1 we feel in community is partly how the Holy Spirit leads us into…

Unpacking The Aftermath

Originally, Will was supposed to wake up in Boarsblemish after the fight on the road. But I felt there needed to be a more immediate resolution to that encounter, and thus “The Aftermath” came to be. Let’s unpack. Will’s Fever Will doesn’t know it, but when he confronted the Lawyers he was running a fever…

Fiction Tuesday – The Aftermath

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will jolted awake when transport in which he’d been laid hit a deep gash in the dirt road. “What? What’s going on?” He sat up quickly, narrowly missing hitting his head on the transport’s ceiling. “Easy, Will,” Sindy’s voice soothed. “It’s…

Duck!

Colder weather has settled back in to our area, so I wanted to celebrate our unexpected Spring with an image from warmer days. This mated pair of mallards happened to be at the perfect spot for us to capture their image. The Sun was at a terrific angle, so I didn’t have to do too…

Falling into Goodness

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and many Western Christians are wondering how they will mark this holy season 1. In light of the impending season, Accordance Bible Software is making several Lenten devotionals available through their store. As a way of highlighting these resources I was offered a gratis copy 2 of Falling into…